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EXTRACTS 



FROM THE 






RECORDS OF COLCHESTER, 

WITH SOME TRANSCRIPTS 

FROM THE RECORDING OF 

MICHAELL TAINTOR, 
OF "BRAIKFOEB," COM. 



Traiascxdbed. t>y 

CHARLES M. TAINTOR 



HARTFORD: 

PRESS OF CASE, LOCKWOOD AND COMPANY 

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PREFACE. 



The beginning of the settlement of a Township is an important 
and interesting epoch in the history of a country : and its gradual 
progress is marked by events, a record ^f which is well worthy of 
being preserved in an available form, for all those who would pause 
for a moment, in this life's hurried journey, and reflect upon thoso 
who have gone before them, and occupied their places, and assumed 
the responsibilities that are now incumbent on themselves, in the 
highly favored place of their earthly abode : what their characters 
were, the influence they acquired and exercised over the minds of 
their contemporaries ; the amount of knowledge they possessed ; and 
the degree of intelligence that guided and characterized them in all 
their pursuits and relations in life ; what the motives were by which 
they were actuated in forming a new settlement and the objects in 
the far distant future that determined their courses and inspired their 
hopes : the many trials they experienced, the dangers they cheer- 
fully braved, the obstacles that presented themselves in various' 
forms, the opposition they had to encounter, the hardships and pri- 
vations they nobly endured ; the energy, perseverance and courage 
with which they at length overcame all untoward circumstances ; 
and the full measure of success that ultimately crowned their un- 
wearied efforts. The voluntary association together of a body of 
men of the highest respectability, and of the first families from dif- 
ferent parts of the country, in the planting of a Township, is a 
guaranty that something of great public benefit, something durable 
and far-reaching, something of high National importance and perma- 
nent utility is contemplated and viewed through the medium of long 
intervening time by the self-sacrificing and energetic men who thus 
forego the comforts and refinements of life, which have hitherto glad- 
dened their pathway, for the noble and exalted purposes which 
inspired them. There is something extremely narrow-minded, un- 
natural and ungrateful in us of the present generation, who feel no 
interest in the shining lives and noble acts of our ancestors, through 
whose agency all of our high and invaluable rights and privileges 
were compassed and established ; who were instrumental in laying 



broad and deep and firm the foundations of our long-cherished insti- 
tutions, and the whole enviable fabric, religious, social and educa- 
tional which pervades and distinguishes New-England from other 
countries ; and under her benign influence many others of the 
United States, through her sons and daughters who have settled in 
them. New-England is to the rest of America what Greece was to 
the surrounding nations of antiquity, the seat of science and the arts, 
learning, refinement, general intelligence and piety; and shall the 
names, lives and memories of her illustrious and noble founders, 
whose descendants many of us are, be lost, unrecorded and forgotten, 
and ignominiously suffered to mingle in the waters of oblivion ? 
They were truly deserving of much at the hands of their descend- 
ants, for their lives were of as much importance as the lives of kings 
and the titled ones of the earth ; their history would be as absorb- 
ing, and marked with events of as much consequence ; and the his- 
tory of the townships with which their history is identified is as 
interesting as the history of kingdoms. How little do we consider 
how largely we are indebted to our worthy progenitors for the 
inheritance of these beautiful towns and cities, and the whole 
surrounding country, adorned and beautified as it is, and rendered 
so attractive by the marks of cultivation, with our school-houses, 
meeting-houses and high seminaries of learning, wise, humane and 
equal laws, and the order, industry, general intelligence and virtue 
which characterizes the whole population, compared with that of 
many other parts of the world. All of these inestimable privi- 
leges, rich blessings, that so highly exalt us as a people, are the 
results of the wisdom, courage, perseverance and virtue of our 
fathers, who, in the dawn of learning and civilization in the New 
World, were the chosen agents for the establishment and dissem- 
ination of those elements. 

To come nearer to the Township to which the following pages 
chiefly relate, one hundred and sixty-six years ago, Colchester was a 
primeval wilderness, with nothing to disturb its profound solitude but 
the Red man in quest of his game and fish, of which, there is no 
doubt, the forests, streams and ponds afforded a liberal supply for 
his simple necessities ; and the whole adjacent country, from Mas- 
sachusetts on the north to New London and Lyme on the south ; 
and from Middletown, Glastenbury, Hartford, Windsor and Enfield 
on the west, to Norwich and Windham, was then one vast hunting- 
ground, over which roamed the savages in procuring their means 
of subsistence, and in traversing from one remote point of their lands 
to another, with an occasional village of wigwams, as the traces of 
them long subsequently afforded evidence. Here, at that period, 
the Indian held undisputed sway; but an era in their history and 
that of the white man was about to dawn. When our ancestors 
erected their habitations and commenced their permanent abode 
here, then was Colchester, in its unrivaled attractions, in its peerless 
beauty, and surpassing loveliness ; with her far-famed and richly 



endowed seminary, her elegant meeting-houses and private resi- 
dences, her extensive manufactories and elevated society and refine- 
ment, in embryo — then was planted the germ that has since grown 
up and expanded into what we behold of Colchester at this day. All 
will feel constrained to acquiesce in the opinion that our forefathers 
possessed no small degree of good sense, penetration and foresight 
m selecting so naturally charming a site for their future abode : so 
highly susceptible of being beautified and adorned. 

The Connecticut State Records at the Office of the Secretary of 
State furnish us with the date of the Grant and settlement of Col- 
chester, and contain much in relation to the troubles that the planters 
of Colchester experienced, and the difficulties they met with in 
establishing the boundaries of the Township, and the opposition and 
perplexity they encountered from Owaneco and Joshua, the Mohe- 
gan Chiefs, who were the sons of the great warrior, Uncas, and 
from the Masons, Major Palmes and many others, who claimed large 
tracts of land within the Grant, by virtue of titles and grants ob- 
tained from the heirs of the great Mohegan Sachem, Uncas. 

" Att a Generall Court Holden at Hartford Octobr the r3th : 
1698 : This Court upon the petition of Divers of the inhabitants in 
the Countie of Hartford Grant Libertye for a plantation at or near 
the place Called Jeremiahs farme upon the Rode to Newlondon. 
and Captn Danll Wetherell Captn John Hamlin Mr Will Pitkin 
Captn John Chester Mr Richard Christophers and Captn Samll 
ffosdick they or the Majr part of them are by this Court appointed 
to be a Comittee to lay out a town Ship there beginning at the 
North bound of twentie mile River and So to Extend Southward to a 
River Called deep River And to Extend Eastward from the bounds 
of Haddum Seven miles" — 

" Att a Generll assembly Holden att Hartford May 11th 1699— 
Ordered and Enacted &c that the north bounds of the new Planta- 
tion Lately granted at or neer Jeremies farme upon the Roade to 
Newlondon Shall be (as formerly at twentye mile River, and the 
South bounds ioyne to the North bounds of Lyme, and the west 
bounds to Joyn to the East bounds of Middltown and the East 
bounds of Haddum and the East and North East bounds to Rune 
to the bounds of Lebanon and Norwich" — 

"A Generall Assembly Holden at Hartford Octor 13,, 1699 — 
Michael Taintor Saml Northam and Nath,l Foot appearing in this 
Assembly in the behalfe of the New plantation called Colchester and 
complaining that they are obstructed in the improvement and settle- 
ment of said plantation by reason of severall persons that claim con- 
siderable tracts of land within the grant of said Township, and par- 
ticularly severall of the inhabitants of Saybrook, This Court do 
therefore order that all persons claiming any lands there shall ap- 
pear at the Generall Court in May next and make their claims ap- 
pear, that so the Grantees may not be further obstructed in their 
settlement of said plantation and that the name of that plantation 
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shall be called Colchester and belong to the County of New London, 
and further that this act be transmitted to the severall towns where 
any persons claiming land, there doe reside that so they may have 
reasonable notice thereof." 

" Att a Generall Assembly Holden att Hartford Octobr the 10th: 
1700 Whereas the Inhabitants of Colchester and those designed to 
goe and Settle there, meet, with much discouragement in their 
Planting and Settling By Owaneco and the Moheags, that Claim 
Land within that township. This assembly being Sensible of the 
difficulties they meet with and being desirous to promote the Quiet 
and Comfortable Settlement of the Plantation Doe desire the Hon- 
ble Governr with his Councill to treat with the Moheags and to 
agree with them to Quitt their Claim to the Lands within that town- 
ship, upon as Reasonable termes as may be obtained and also to ad- 
vise the people and to direct them in going forward in their Planta- 
tion worke, and the Worshipfull Captn Samuel Mason is desired to 
improve his Interest in the Moheags to Promote their Compliance 
with the Interest of the people of Colchester — The Charge to be 
defrayed by the Inhabitants of Colchester — " 

Thus the whole Township of ancient Colchester, embracing the 
present Township, and portions of Salem (in .olden time called 
Paugwonk) and Marlborough, was granted to the original planters, 
and by them subsequently shared with their associate planters. 
Then followed divisions of the Township at intervals of time amongst 
the proprietors, a certain portion of the territory being included in 
a division. A division was then subdivided into allotments or 
Rights, consisting of fifty, one hundred and two hundred pound 
rights for which the proprietors cast lots, the number in the Draught 
determining for each proprietor his claim to a corresponding number 
in the allotments. In this way half a century, or more, elapsed 
before the whole Township had been divided amongst the original 
planters and proprietors, and the heirs of those of them who had 
deceased. 

The lands, of little value comparatively, at the beginning of the 
settlement, gradually increased in value as the population and de- 
mand for land increased : and those of the proprietors and their 
descendants and heirs, who retained their rights in the divisions of 
lands, became substantially wealthy and prosperous. Colchester 
was a highly popular settlement, and the early planters were a supe- 
rior set of men, belonging, as they did, to many of the first families 
in New England : and it early attracted a brilliant array of names 
and genius from various parts of the country. Its location was 
desirable, being near Hartford, Middletown, Norwich and New 
London. 

Micaiell Taintor, Esq., whose recording comprises the chief por- 
tion of these pages, was born in Brainford, Oct., — A. D. 1652, being 
the second son of Capt. Michaell Taintor and his wife Elizabeth. 
We have no knowledge of his youthful history. We find him in 



Windsor in A. D. 1 679, where he married Mary, daughter of Thomas 
Looinis, and after her decease Mabel (Olmstead) Butler, widow of 
Mr. Daniel Butler of Hartford, in A. D. 1697. tie was one of the 
leading men in Windsor, as appears by the records of that Town, 
holding some of the highest oflices in that Township. He was, 
doubtless, one of the most active in procuring the Grant of Col- 
chester, being in the prime of life when he removed to that place 
to settle. He was the first, and for a long series of years the only 
Justice of the Peace in Colchester ; Town Clerk for the space of 
thirty years, member of Conn. General Assembly twenty-six ses- 
sions ; Commissioner, Selectman, &c. It should be borne in mind 
that in those days honors and offices were conferred with reference 
to worth of character, only the best and most fit men being found in 
high stations. Then men honored an office, unlike the present day, 
when we find mankind seeking offices and honors through mercenary 
channels, to patch up characters obnoxious to scrutiny under the 
eternal standard of rectitude, the immutable law of Justice, and our 
Saviour's Golden Rule. He died Feb.,— A, D. 1731, in his 79th 
year. 

His father, Michaell, was also a man of sterling Avorth and integ- 
rity of character, having acquired and exerted a high-toned influ- 
ence over his contemporaries. He was the son of Charles Taintor 
who was in Wetherslield in A. D. 1643, afterward Deputy to Gen. 
Assembly, two years, from Fairfield, and who was lost at sea with Mr. 
Jeremiah Jagger in Oct., A. D. 1654. Michaell was Master of a 
Ketch, trading out of Brainford to Virginia previous to A. D. 1650, 
and for several years subsequent. He was Commissioner, Judge, 
Deputy to Gen. Assembly, Recorder, Select-man, &c. He died in 
— A. D. 1672-3. 

Rev. John Bulkley was from Glastenbury, son of Rev. Gurshom 
and his wife, (who was a daughter of President Chauncey) and 
grandson of Rev. Peter Bulkley, from England. " Isaac Bigloo" 
was from Watertown Mass. " John Bigloo a son of Joshua Bigloo 
of Watertown, which John Bigloo now dwells in Hartford on the 
east." Thomas Carrier and his sons, Richard and Andrew, were 
from Andover, -where Martha, wife of Thomas, was executed for a 
witch, in A. D. 1692. Thomas Carrier had belonged to the body 
guard of King Charles 1st of Great Britain, and was notorious for 
fleetness of foot, even after he was more than one hundred years 
old. It is said that he killed the king of England. If so, he must 
have been the executioner of King Charles the 1st, in A. D. 1648. 
He was a Welshman. It is said by his dependents that he was one 
hundred and thirteen years of age at the time of his decease in A. 
1). 1735. Daniel Clark, "Locksmith," was from Hartford — Samuel 
Dickinson from Hadley — Jonathan Dunham from Haddam — Foots 
were from AVethersfield — Samuel Gilbert from Hartford — Benja- 
min Graves from New London, doubtless, originally from Hatfield — 
Josiah Gillet and Josiah Gillet Jun., from Windsor. The wife of 



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Josiah Sen., was Joanna, daughter of Miehaell Tain tor of Brain- 
ford. She died in Colchester, in Jan., A. D. 1785, aged 83 years. 
John Hitchcock from Springfield — Evan Jones from Windsor ? — 
Kelloggs from Hatfield — Loomises from Windsor — James and 
Israel Newton from " Kingstown in Naraganset" — " Samuel Niels" 
of Kingstown (1709) — Northams from Hatfield — Nathaniel Otis 
from Scituate — Josiah Phelps from Windsor — " Joseph Pumery H 
from Northampton ? — William Shipman from Saybrook, went 
to Hebron about 1705, where he soon after died in conse- 
quence of a fall. — Skinners from Hartford? — Deac. " Micaell" 
Taintor from Windsor — James Treadway, " Malster," from Water- 
town — Welleses from Hatfield — Joseph Wright from Glastenbury — 
Israel Wyatt from Hatfield. 

In conclusion, the compiler would say that Colchester and its his- 
tory present more than ordinary attractions to him, inasmuch as it 
was the home and the birth-place of many of his ancestors besides of 
those whose surname he bears. He traces his descent from " Quar- 
ter-Master Nathaniel Foot," who took an active part in promoting 
the settlement of Colchester; from Nathaniel Loomis, Sen., and 
from Nathaniel Loomis, Jr., (the schoolmaster) — from Samnel and 

Ebenezer North am — from Skinner — from Lieut. Noah Welles 

who died in A. D. 1713, and Lieut. Noah Wells who died in A. D. 
1753, and- Col. David Wells; and from Lieut. Israel Wyatt the son 
of John Wyatt of Haddam, and grandson of Edward Wyatt of Dor- 
chester. 

CHARLES MICAIELL TAINTOR. 

Colchester, Conn., Feb. 13th, A. D. 1864. 



THE RECORDING OF MICAIELL TAINTOR ESQ. 



" Jenewart the 28th 1715 = 16= then Jonathan kilburn of 
Colchester presented a mare and coult to Record as straise — 
the mare is of a Dark Brown Coulour Branded with Leba- 
non town Brand a half penne Cut on the vnder side of the of 
or Right eare — the Coult is a hors Coult of a Bay Couler a 
star in the forehead near foot white — taken Dammage fezant : 
& now aprised both at fowr pounds — By James Mun & Josiah 
Phelps — the mare & Coult Aboue mentioned is owned By 
Joshua Tilleson of hebron & Delivered to him by sd kilburn 
this 1 Day of March 1715-16 

June 12th 1716 then taken vp By Ebenezer Spencer of 
Colchester A yong hors of about two or thre years old of a 
blackish Brown Couler Branded with : 4 : marked with a half 
pennee Cut on the under sid of the Right eare: of foot 
behind white — Taken vp in a sufering Condistion : & ap- 
prised this eighteenth Day of June abouesd : at twenty five 
shillings by William Worthington & Daniell Clark Junr 

May 1716 Josiah Gate killed 18 Rattell snakes 

at the meeting mentioned on the other side viz. Decembr 
28 : 1713 Samull Northam thomas Day & ebenezer Colman 
ware chosen a Cornittie of the school for the year insueing. 

Decemb : 31: 1712: at a legall town meeting held in Col- 
chester — Capt Gilbert Left Wiat & Mr Darnell Clark ware 
Chosen Selectmen : Decembr 28 : 1713 : Micaiell Taintor was 
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Chosen towne Clerk for the year insueing : at a legall town 
meeting held in Colchester the date aforesaid : at the same 
meeting selectmen ware chosen Namely mr Daniell Clark 
senr: mr Joseph Wright & Micaiell Taintor — Constables 
Chosen ware Nathaniell Kellogg & ebenezer Skiner — sworn — 
Colecterors to Colect the minestors Rate & town rate John 
Bigloo Noah wells & Jonathan kellogg — fence vewers Chosen 
ware John hitchcock & william Chamberlin — Surueyers 
Chosen ware : John Johnson sworn — Andrew Carrier sworn — 
Ephream foot sworn — Ephream Wells sworn — John homes & 
Samll Spencer — Listers chosen ware thomas Day Richard 
Skiner & John hubberd — all sworn — enspectors Chosen ware 
ebenezer Colman & Daniell Clark Juner — both sworn — Grand 
Jury men Chosen ware John addams sener Nathanll Lomis — 
both sworn — " further at the meeting aforesaid the town granted 
a Rate of 3d pence on the pownd of the ratebl estate of the 
towne — at the meeting aforesaid the towne granted to the 
Reuerant Mr Bulkly for his salery the year past, sixty and five 
pownds — at the same meeting a Comitie was Chosen to setell 
the Line with hebron men betwixt hebron and Colchester — 
namely ebenezer Skiner Left Wiat ensine Skiner ebenezer 
Colman Nathanll foot — „ 

February the 24th : 1713—14 : 
taken vp as strays by Josiah Gillet of Colchester a mare & 
Coult: the mare is Counted about seauen or eight years old of 
a sorrell Couler a white face & a streak of white downe the 
houf on the left foot — Branded on the left shoulder with MM : 
the Could is one year and vantage old of a sorrell Couler a 
White face 2 hind feet white no mark nor brand — 

apprised at four pownds ten shillings 
By Daniell & Nathaniell Clark 

July 13th 171 G — Sold a black stone hors of thre years old 
brought in by thomas perrin of Lebanon : as forfit by law : & 
€ondemned By us the subscribers selectmen : as not being so 



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high as the law Requiers : sold to ensign Nathanll lomis for 
thre pownds six shillings : Micaiell Taintor — Samull Lomies 

Micaiell Taintor Junr Creded for seruing thre writs : (viz.) 
on bakon gates & homes — 00-06 00 one on sergt Rowle : 6d : 
for half my Jorney & exspences to Wethersfield to fetch 
nailes — 00 04 00 by two shillings Guien to bye Boards- 
00 02 00 

1713 Mr Thomas Alleson Credet to the town for nailes for 
the meeting hows Doars — 00 03 06 

December ye 8th 1729 Micaiell Taintor was chosen Town 
clerk Ensign Foot Ensign Wells & Israel Newton ware Cho- 
sen Selectmen — Constables Chosen Ware Joseph Chamberlin 
& he to gather the Con try Rate & Isaac Jones — Way War- 
dens Chosen Ware John hitchcock Samuell Lomis John big- 
low Joseph pratt Junr pelatiah bliss andrew Carier — grand 
jurymen Chosen ware Jonathan Gillett & noah pumery — 
Listers Chosen ware mr Nathanll Otis John holms noah Clark 
timothy Carrier and John skiner Junr — fence viewers Chosen 
ware thomas adams & nathaniell kellogg Junr — tithing men 
Chosen Samuell fuller Josiah strong — a town Rate granted of 
a half penne Rate — yt is to say a half pene on ye pownd to 
be Raised # as the law directs — Colecters to gather sd rate ware 
Ebenezer kellogg & Daniell Worthington, 

at a town meeting held in Colchester Aprell 28th: 1730 en- 
sign Nathaniell foot was Chosen moderator of sd meeting — at tho 
meeting it was voated that swine shold be Confined from going 
at larg in the Comons as the law directs and prouids in yt behalf 
for this present yeare — further voated yt shepe may go in tho 
Comons without a keeper for this present year — the meeting is 
adjorned untill the monday before the election (viz ye eleauenth 
Day of May next at twelue of the Clock— the town met acord- 
ing to adjornmt — & voated & granted to ye Reuerend mr John 
Bulkley that thre acers of land lying at the' rear of his home 
lot (formerly granted for a term of years : but now the town 



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grant it to him for euer on Condistion that he giue up so much 
as that is of his other land) to be & Remain to be Comons for 
euer — further at ye same meeting the town voated to Remit the 
towns part of the fine of ebenezer harthaway Samuell Day 
John Dale John Adams ye 3d & Daniell Adams — at the same 
meeting it was voated yt wharas at ye meeting abuesd (above- 
said-c. m. t.) viz Aprell 28th 1730 Ensin Nathanll foot John 
Bulkley Junr & William Roberds ware Chosen a Comitie with 
power to treat with a Comitie from labanon Respecting such 
Controuersis as are now Depending in ye law or other wise 
betwen the proprieters of this town & the proprieters of laba- 
non & finally to determine the same & to agre upon a line be- 
twen us & them & wharas ye sd Comitie haue on the eighth 
Day of this Instant may treated & Com to an agrement with 
a Comitie from labanon & now make Report thareof to this 
meeting — it was voated yt ye sd agrement be exsepted & yfc 
in all ye parts thareof it be Complyed with & yt it be entered 
on ye town Records — 

A list of the freemen of ye town of Colchester — Micaiell 
Taintor Micaiell Taintor Junr James Newton Samll Northam 
Thorn Day Richd Carrier Ebenezr Skiner Danll Clark Danll 
Clark Junr Lef Isreall Wyat Decon Lomis Wm Roberds 
Nathll Lomis Jos Wright Josiah Gellet Josiah Gillet Junr 
Ebenezer Dibell Capt Gilbert Jno Adams Jno adams Junr 
Decon Skiner Richd Skiner Nathanll Skiner Benjamin Skiner 
Jos Prat Nathll Kellogg Ephrem Foot Jos pumery Thorn 
Brown Noah Wells Jos Chamberlin Josiah Foot James mun 
ensign Jno Skiner Ebenezer kellogg James Brown Andrew 
Carrier Richard Church Mr Bulkley Jno Day Jonathan Gil- 
let Jonathan Kellogg Nathll Foot Ebenr Coleman Charles 
Williams Clement Cithophell John Chapman Senr Ephream 
Wells Josiah Phelps John holms William Roberds Josiah 
Gates Joseph foot John Johnson — 

At a Legall town meeting held in Colchester Nouembr the 



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9th : 1714 : the towne voated that whearas we formerly granted 
our lands to perticqler persons by a towne voat we now Do 
voat that for the future The granting of the undeuided lands 
in Colchester shall be wholy and solely in the power of the 
proprioters of Colchester — at the same meeting the town made 
Choice of Mr James Newton Samuel Northam Samll Lomis 
Joseph Wright & Ebenezer Coleman to be a Committie to 
prosecute in the law & eject any & euery person that doe or 
shall trespass or make enterance uppon any of the Deuidecl or 
undeuided Lands within the township of said Colchester 

Decembr ye 27 1714 was a towne meeting & Micaiell Tain- 
tor Sen was Chosen town Clerk for the year Insueing — Select- 
men Chosen ware Mr Daniell Clark Senr Mr James Newton 
& ensign Jno Skiner — Constables chosen and sworn ware 
Thomas Day & nathaniell Kellogg — Colectorors Chosen to 
gather the minesters Rate & town rate ware Jonathan Nor- 
tham James Newton Junr and Richard Church — granted to 
the Reuerant Mr Bulkley for his salery the year now almost 
past the sum of seauenty & thre pownds Curant Mony — ondly 
eight pownds of it is to find himself firewood for the year In- 
sueing — Listers chosen ware Benjamin adams Nathaniel Gil- 
bert Samuell Lomis Junr — Inspecters Chosen & sworn ware 
John Bigloo & Noah Weles — Surueyers Chosen & sworn 
ware Capt Gilbert John biglo Isreall Newton William Rob- 
erds Junr Jonathan Kellog & Daniell Clark Junr — Grand 
Juremen Chosen and sworn ware Left Isreall Wyat Nathanill 
foot — fenc vewers Chosen & sworn ware Josiah Gillet Junr 
& Isaac Dauice Ephream foot & Josiah phelps — further the 
towne voated & Chose a Comitie to settell the Bounds Betwixt 
east haddam & Colchester the Comitie Chosen ware ensign 
John Skiner Mr James Newton & Mr Daniell Clark senr — 
and also the same Comitie to settell & run the Bounds Be- 
twixt Midell Towne & Colchester — at the sam meeting afore- 
said the towne voated & Granted to Nathaniell Lomis six 
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pownds more then that forty & one pownds which the Comitie 
Couenanted with him for the makeing the seats of the meet- 
ing howse & other work mentioned in the sd Couenant — at 
the same meeting the towne granted a rate of two penc on 
the pownd to defray the town charges to be raised & Leuied 
by the list giuen unto the generall Court in October last past — 
at the same meeting Joseph Chamberlin John Skiner and Na- 
thaniell Kellogg ware Chosen a Comitie for the schole for the 
year Insueing — at the same meeting leften.t Wiatt Capt Gil- 
bert Mr James Newton Joseph Pumery & Joseph Chamber- 
lin ware chosen seators to seate persons in the meeting hows — 
Jenewary the 4th 1714-15 was a legall town meeting & 
whearas theare was a towne meeting dec 27-1714 & there 
was seators Chosen to seats the Meeting howse : : but no ruels 
(rules c. m. t.) giuen them as to do the work.neigehther haue 
the towne Dignefied the seats of the sd howse — therefore the 
towne haue now Dignefied the first pue next the pulpit to be 
the first in dignety the next behind it to be the 2d in dignety 
& the foremost of the long seats to be the third in Dignety : 
the 4th In dignetie is the second long seat & the third pue 
these two to be equall in estemation : the third seat to be the 
next In Dignety — the fourth seat to be next In dignety : the 
next seat in Dignety is the fourth pue : the next in dignety is 
the fifth long seate — the next thing is the Rules in seating & 
the Rules are now agreed & voated as foloweth — first the 12d : 
& 3d Rate for buelding the meeting hows to be Considered 
in Conjuntion with the present List of estates — further in the 
next place age with other quallefiecations to be considered — 
at the same meeting abouesd Ephre&m wels & John Bigloo : 
further it was voated that the seators shall also Consider the 
last years List with ye other abouementioned — at the same 
meeting abouesaid the persons : Chosen for the seating persons 
in the meeting howse are the same persons chosen formerly 
(viz) in Decembr 27th : 1714 are Also now againe Chosen to 



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yt work : who are to do it acording to the Dignifieing the 
Seats & the Ruels of seating abouementioned — at the meeting 
aforesaid, the town'e voated to guie for the Incoragement of per- 
sons to kill wolus to guie twenty shillings a head for wolues 
killed in the Bounds of the towne : the heads Bought as the 
law directs — whearas the towne at the meeting mentioned on 
the opposite side did Dignefi the seats in the meeting hows : 
& the Comitie haue presented to the town a draught with 
alteration in the sd Dignefieing the seats the town now being 
met together: Jenewary ye 10th: 1714-15 Did exseptofthe 
alteration mad By said Comittie which is as followeth : the pue 
next ye pulpitt to be the first — 2d in dignety is the 2d pue & 
the fore seat to be equall In Dignetie. 3d in Dignety is the 
second seat — 4th : : is the third seat equall with ye third Pue 
— 5. is the fowrth seat equall with the fowrth Pue — next the 
fifth seat : next : 6th-7th-8th— 

Colchester June 28 1715 at A meeting of the towne & pro- 
priotors of Colchester the sd towne & proprioters chose mr 
Jams Newton Ensign John Skiner & ebenezr Colman A 
Comittie to Joyne with a Commitie of east haddam to make 
exshang of Land — for the beter Conuenienc of both places— 
to make Alteration of the bounds Lately Run By the County 
Surueyer as thay shall se Cause & the sd town & proprioters 
do agree to abide by such alterations as shall be agreed upon 
By the sd Comities of Both parties — at the meeting aforesaid 
the town voated to giue the select men the Power to appoynt 
the place whare all persons shall Cut bushes that the Law Re- 
quiers to work in that seruice 

at A Legall town me<^jpg held in Colchester the 26th Day 
of Decembr 1715 the town granted a Rate of two penc on the 
povnd to be raised on all the poles & Ratable estate acording 
to the present List of this present year : to be paid in or as 
mony: to Defray the town charges — at the said meeting 
Micaiell Taintor was chosen Town Clerk — the select men 



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Chosen ware Left John Skiner Micaiell Taintor senr & Decon 
Lomis — Constables Chosen were Daniell Clark Junr & Josiah 
Gillett Jun — Colecterers Chosen to gather the Minesters & 
town Rate were Jonathan Gillett and thomas Lomis : & that 
Each of them shall gather & be Responcable for the Rats in 
that part of the town where they Dwell : the Deuision Be- 
twene them to Be acording to the Deuiding Line betwixt the 
two train Bands of the towne — Surueyers or way wardens 
Chosen ware Jonathan Kilbun Josia foot Thorn Jones John 
Day Jno hitchcock Ebenezer Coleman — Listers Chosen & 
sworn ware Nathaniell Lomis Junr Thomas Day Junr & Jo- 
seph Pepoon — fenc vewers chosen were Ephraim foot & Clem- 
ent kithophell — grand- Jurymen Chosen & sworn ware Sergt 
Joseph Prat sergt Nathaniell kellogg — at the Same Meeting 
the town granted to sergt Nathaniell kellogg thirty shillings pr 
year for sweeping & looking after the meeting howse as it 
ought to Bee — at the aforesd meeting the town Granted the 
Reuer-t Mr Bulkley for his salery the year Past eighty pownds 
mony or prouision as mony — at the same Meeting the town 
Chose the Select men Now Chosen to Be a Comitie for the 
School for The year Ensueing — 

at a town meeting June 12th 1716 it was voated to finish the 
schole hows whare the foundation of the said hows now stands — 
We the select men Comittie for the schooll as abouesaid haue 
agreed with Nathaniell Lomis Juner to keepe school twelue 
month & to giue him twenty and fiue pownds ten shillings — 
25-10-0 & he began to keep schooll ye 17th Day of Jenewary : 
1716 — the minesters Rate : & town Rate Deliuered to the 
forementioned Colecterors to gather & pay acording to order. 

Jenewary the 8th : 1716 : 17 = was a towne meeting & 
Micaiell Taintor senr was Chosen town Clerk for the year 
ensuing=at the same meeting : Benjamin Lewes John Clother 
Isaac Biglow John hitchcock Thomas Jones Benjamin Graues 
John Jonson ware exsepted and admitted Inhabetanc on Con- 



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elision that thay now declaiming that thay do not nether will 
not hearafter Claime any Right to the vndeuided Lands in 
Colchester neighther to the stated Commons : by this admition 
— which they haue now declared & Consented to — Select men 
Chosen ware capt Newton Jos: Chamberlin & Left Skiner: 
Constabels Chosen and sworn ware Daniell Clark Junr & Jo- 
siah Gillet Junr — Colecterors to Gather the minesters & town 
Rate ware Andrew Carrier & Benjamin Graues — .Lister3 
chosen and sworn ware : John hitchcock Isaac Rowlee — Sam- 
ell kellogg not sworn — Grand Jury chosen & sworn ware en- 
sign: Weles & Ebenezer skiner — fenc vewers chosen ware 
Jonathan kilburn & John Adams Jur — Way warden's Chosen 
& sworn all but : ware James Roberds Jno Clother william 
Chamberlin not sworn — William harris Thomas Jones Ebene- 
zer Dibell John Chapman senr & Ensin Lomis — At the meet- 
ing aforesaid : Daniell Clark Juner was chosen & sworn sealer 
of w^aits & Measurs — At the meeting Aforesaid the town 
Granted to the Reuerand Mr bulkley for his sallery for the 
year past the sum of eighty pownds in mony or in prouision 
pay as mony — at the meeting Aforesaid the town voated to 
Raise a Rate of one penne on the pownd to pay the town 
Debts — further at the same meeting it was voated to maintain 
a school the whole year : and that It be kept at thre seuerall 
places (viz) in the tow r n plat & at the hill as it is Called (& 
amongst the southerly farmers) each Inhabetant in euery part 
to Joyne to which part or place as he shall chouse : and each 
seuerall place whare the school is kept shall haue the school' 
kept there so long as their proportion of estates is in the Comon 
List — & each place To prouid a sutabell place or hows to keep 
school in — & If eigh|her place Neglect to Comply with these 
Artecles then the Comittie hearafter named shall haue full 
power to order the afair of the school as thay in thair prudence 
shall se Cause & the present select men are now Chosen a 
Comitie for the school this year. 
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At a Legall town meeting held in Colchester Decembr 30th: 
1717 Micaiell Taintor was Chosen town Clerk — at the same 
meeting Mr Joseph Chamberlin Sergt Ebenezer Skiner & 
6ergt Nathaniell foot ware chosen select men — Constables Cho- 
6en & sworn ware Sergt Joseph Pratt & ephraim foot Joseph 
Pratt to gather the Country Rate — Thomas Addams & eben- 
ezer Northam Ware Chosen Colecterours to Gather the Town 
& Minesters Rate — Listers Chosen ware Isreall Newton James 
Roberds & Samuell Brown — sworn — Grand jure men Chosen 
ware John Addams Junr & James Newton Junr — sworn — fence 
vewers Chosen ware Jonathan Northam & John hitchcock — 
sworn Way wardens Chosen ware ensign Nathaniel Lomis 
Richard Church sworn Thomas Jones John waters William 
Chamberlin Josiah Gates Richard Carier & Josiah foot — sworn 
— Clement kithophell Chosen to Digg Graues — further at the 
6ame meting the town Granted To the Reu.rt Mr Bulkley tor 
his salery for The year Past eighty Pounds in mony or prouis- 
ion Pay as mony — further voated to Giue Benjamin Chamber- 
lin ten shillings for beating the Drum ye year Past — further 
voated that sergt Prat shall haue twenty shillings for sweeping 
and taking Care of the meeting hows the year ensueing — At 
the meeting Aforesaid it was voated And agreed that thare 
should Be Galeries Buelt : in the meeting hows with all Con- 
uenient Speed — & Mr Charels Williams mr Samuell Northam 
& Sergt Nathaniell kellogg ware Chosen a Comitie to Carie on 
the work of buelding & finishing the said Galleries — further 
the town Granted a Rate of three half Pennys on the Pound 
to Defray town Charges — and finally it was voated that the 
surueyors of high waies shall haue Power to Call forth labour- 
ers to make a Bridg ouer the North meadow. 

Decembr ye 22: 1718 was a Legall town meeting held in 
Colchester : Micaiell Taintor Senr was chosen Town Clerk for 
the year ensueing — Selectmen * * * William Worthington 
Joseph Chamberlin & John Skiner — Constables * * * Sergt 



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Joseph pratt & Ephreaim foot — Sergt Joseph prat to gather the 
Country Rate — Colecterers * * John Day & thorn Jones — 
Listers Isaac Jones & John Northam — Grand Jurimen Decon 
Lomis & ebenezer kellogg — Way wardens John Johnson John 
bio-low Noah Weles Eobart Ransom Samuell Lomis Jvnr Sam- 
uel brown & lef holmes — farther at ye same meeting James 
Newton Jvnr was chosen brander for the town of Colchester — 
fenc vewers Chosen ware Benjamin adams & samuel kellogg — 
at the same meeting Left-nt holms Leftent harris Daniell Jones 
thomas Carier Samuell Knight Joseph Dalee : Daniell galiitiah 
ware voated Inhabetance : on that Condistion that Benjamin 
Lewes & others ware exsepted : 

at a town meeting held in Colchester Jenewary ye 8th: 
1716=17: further voted that the select men be the school 
Comittie for ye year Insueing — At the meeting mentioned on 
the other side the town voated and granted to the Reuerend 
mr John Bulkley for his salleiy for the yeare now almost past 
eighty pownds in mony or prouision pay as mony — further 
voated to giue and grant to the Reuerand Mr bulkley for his 
sallery for the yeare ensueing eighty pownds in mony or pro- 
uision pay as mony prouided he Continue in the work of the 
minestry Amongst us the yeare ensuing abouesaid — further at 
the same meeting the town voated that euery person to whome 
the towne is Indebted that if thay do not bring in thair acoumlt 
to ye select men at the hows of Joseph Chamberlins this Day 
fortnight : thay shall not be paid the yeare now ensueing — fur- 
ther the town granted to Sergnt pratt twenty shillings : to take 
ye care of the meeting hows & sweep it sutabley : for .the year 
ensuing — further at the same meeting the town voated to oblige 
euery person in the town of sixteen years of age and upwards 
to kill one Duson of blackbirds or wood peckers or gay burds : 
& bring thair heads to the select men : & what are killed in the 
months of march aprell or may: six shall be Counted as a 
duson : : & if any person kills more then his Duson he shall 
be alowed one penne pr head — & he that doth not kill his dusen 



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as abouesd shall pay to the town Rate one shilling — this order 
to Continue for the year next ensuing — further voated that no 
ratell snaks shall be paid for exsept thay Can satisfie the select 
men that thay were killed in the months of aprell or may. 

Colchester Janewary the 26th: 1718=19 was a Legall town 
meeting.: & it was voated that Mr Liyn (?) : chool master shall 
be paid for keeping school for the time past : that which is Due : 
which is about six pounds — the one half out of the town tresury 
& the other half to be payd by the Scollers that went to the 
Said School — further at the same meeting the town voated to 
keep a school this whoole } f ea\* — & that it shall be keptremoued 
unto thre seuerall parts of the town at the Discrestion of the 
select men — further at the meeting aforesaid it was further 
voated : that All the children from five years oald to the age 
of ten years that Hue within one mile and half from the place 
whare the school is kept, shall pay to the sd. school as the law 
Directs : whether thay go to said School or nott — & those that 
are aboue ten years of age shall pay ondly for the time as thay 
do go — further it was voated that the Coiecterours shall be 
acountable to the town : their proportion in gathering the min. 
esters & town Rate : in perticqler that is to say John Day to 
gat her or Colect the Rates all that are within the limits of the 
bounds of Capt wrights train band : & thomas Jones : to gather 
all within the bounds of Captain Newtons train band : which 
the sd Coiecterours define — further the town abated benjamin 
graues Jonathan Cutlers & benjamin foxes minesters & town 
Rats : which he was to gather. 

at a legall town meeting held in Colchester Nouember ye 
3d 17l9=we being Informed that at a town meeting held at 
hebron the sd town voated to Choose a Comittie of thre men of 
thair town as a Comitie to settell a deuiding line betwixt ye sd 
town of hebron & the town of Colchester prouided said Col- 
chester will also choose a Comitie of thre men of our town to 
Joyne with the Comitie of said hebron to settell ye line and 



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to End that Controuersi — it was now voated by the town to 
Complie with the motion of ye town of hebron — & now to 
proseed to Clioos a Comittie to Joyne with a Comitie that the 
town of hebron shall Choos to Consider & Isue yt matter of 
the line as abouesaid & Leftent John Skiner : Sert Nathaniell 
foot & Sergt Ebenezer Skiner ware chosen a Comitie to Joyn 
with a Comitie of the town of hebron in setling the line aboue- 
said — & further it was voated to stant to and abide by the line 
that may be agreed upon by the Said Comitie. 

December 16th: 1719 : a Legall town meeting held in Col- 
chester for the choice of town offecers (as followeth) Micaiell 
Taintor was chosen town clerk — Select men, Capt Newton Lef 
Skiner & Cap wright — Constables Sergt Joseph pratt & Noah 
Wells — sergt prat to gather the Con try Rate & make up 
acounts with the tresurer — grandjurimen Joseph pumery & 
william worthington — Colecterers ebenezer dible & Isreall 
Newton — ebenezer dible to Colect the Rats of the Persons be- 
longing to Cap Wrights Company acording to the bounds in 
the diuision of the train bands : betwixt Capt Newtons Com- 
pany & said Capt Wrights Company : & Isreall Newton to 
gather the Rats of ye Persons belonging to Capt Newtons 
Company acording to the bounds abouesd=Way Wardens — 
Nathaniell foot Ensin Lomis Samuel knight Daniell Jones John 
Day John Wells ebenezer spencer — Listers — James Tredway 
& Joseph prat Junr — fenc vewers John Jonson & Cornelia 
Roberds — sealer of measurs Micaiell Taintor was chosen — 
gealer of waits Daniell Clark Juner was chosen — at the meet- 
ing mentioned on the other side Decon Lomis was Chosen 
Leather Sealer — further the town voated & chose a Comitie to 
treat with the reuerant Mr bulkley Relating to his standing sal- 
ery for his work in the minestry amongst us & make Return to 
the town — the Comitie Chosen ware the present select men & 
Samuell Northani : Decon Lomis & Micaiell Taintor further 
it was voated that whereas at a town meeting held in Colchester 



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November ye 3d 1719 the town Chose a Comitie to Joyn with 
a Comitie of the town of hebron in setling a Line to be the 
bounds betwixt the town of Colchester & the town of hebron 
and to stand to the bounds that may be fixed by the said Comit- 
tis it is now further voated that in Case the said Comities Canot 
agre : in fixing the bounds : then it shall be in the power of our 
Comitie : to Joyn with the Comittie of hebron in chousing thre 
men such as thay agree uppon to determin that Controuersie : 
& to stand to & abide by the line & bounds which said thre men 
shall fix for the Deriding line betwixt the towns abouesaid — 
further it was voated to Raise a Rate of one penne on the 
pound on the Ratabell estate in the town to defray the town 
Charges. 

Decembr 27th: 1720 was a legall town meeting in Colches- 
ter wherein Micaiell Taintor was chosen town Clerk for the 
year ensueing — select men — Capt Newton Ensign Wells & 
left Wyat — Constables scrgt pratt & Noah wells — Surueyors — 
John Jonson Nathanill Cohoon John Northam Nathanieli Gil- 
bert Ebenezcr kellogg Sergt Isaac Jones John Chapman Junr 
Left John holms — fenc vewers thomas addams & Samuell kel- 
logg — Listers, Capt Wright & sergt Nathanill Foot — Colecter- 
ors Samuell Knight & William Williams & to Deuide in gath- 
ering the Rates acording to the voat last year : Grand Jurymen 
Micaiell Taintor Junr & Clement kithophell — howards — Eph- 
ream foott & John Jonson — at the meeting aforesaid voated to 
grant Mr Bulkley Eighty pounds — at the meeting aforesaid the 
town voated that swine should go at larg in the Comons acord- 
ing to the former law — at the meeting mentioned on the other 
side Sergt pratt was chosen & appoynted to take the Care of 
the meeting hows to keep the glass windows in repaire & to do 
what elce is of nesesety : & to make sutabell steps at the dores 
— & to be payd out of the town tresury. . furder at the meet- 
ing aforesd it was voated that the town meeting to chous town 
offecers for the futuer shall be on the second munday of decembr 



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anually & the select men are to set up a nc-tefication thereof ten 
days before yt time on the end of the scool house — at the meet- 
ing aforesaid sergt ebenr Dible Sargt Natlianiell foot & John 
biglow ware chosen to Inspect into the encrochments made by 
persons : by fencing & takeing into their Improuement the town 
high-ways : & also takeing into thayr Improuement further & 
more then was layd out to them : in their other Deuisions of 
land : & said Comittie shall giue such persons Reasonable notice 
to thro up or Remoue thayr fence — that so the town in generall 
may be benefited there by — & if any person or persons shall 
neglect to lay to the Comons : such land : so Incroached : eigh- 
ther in the town street or in : deuisions of land thay are hearby 
Impowered to prosecute : any such person in the law for thayr 
bo doing. 

March ye 20th: 1721: was a Legall town meting held in 
Colchester — the town voated to Raise a Rate of one penne on 
the pound, acording to the present List : to be disposed of to 
pay the nesesary charges arising this present year : (viz : the 
school and to the finishing the galleries & other charges — at the 
same meeting the town voated that the Comitie Aboue mentioned 
shall haue further power : then what is aboue mentioned [Viz] 
thair power shall extend to the town Comons stated By the 
proprioters at thair meeting Sept ye 30th 1715 : acording to the 
bounds then prescribed & to extend no further — further the 
town Chose sergt kellogg sergt pratt & Daniell Clark a Comi- 
tie to Carie on the finishing of the galleries of the meeting 
hows. 

Decembr ye 11th: 1721 at a Legall town meeting held in 
Colchester for the Choice of town officers — Micaiell Taintor 
was chosen towm Clerk — Select men Capt Newton ensign wells 
& Left wyat — Constables Noah Weels & ensign foot Grand- 
jurie men Samull Lomis Junr & William Roberds Junr — Sur- 
ueyers of higwaise Natlianiell Cohoon Robert Ransom thomas 
Day Junr William harris John Jonson Clement kithophell Ar- 



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thcr Scofell Benjamin Lewis & Left holms — fence vewers sergt 
Ephream foot & samuell brown — Listers James tredway & 
Joseph pratt Junr Colecterors Samll kellogg & Daniell Jones 
—at the meeting aforesaid the town voated & granted to the 
Reuerent Mr Bulkley for his sallery for the year now almost 
past : the sum of eighty pownds In prouision pay as it paseth 
Currant (as money) from man to man: or In bills of publick 
Credett : further it was voted that the present select men with 
Decon Lomis and ensign Nathaniell foot be a Comittie to order 
the afairs of the Scoole for the year Insueing : further granted 
a rate of thre half penc on the pound on the ratable estate in 
our present list to defray the town charges. 

Decembr the 10th : 1722 was a town meeting held in Col- 
chester: whearin Micaiell Taintor was chosen town Clerk — 
Townsmen, Capt Newton Capt Wright Lef Wyat — Constables 
Ensign foot & Noah Wells Ensigne Nathaniell foot Chosen to 
gather the Contry Rate and make up the acounbts with the 
tresurer acording to Law — Grand Jurymen sergt prat & Ben- 
jemin Lewis — Colecterors John Jonson & Samll Lomis Junr — 
waywardens John Jonson thomas day Junr Jonathen kellogg 
left John holms Left James harris Daniell Jones Benjamin 
Lewis Nathanill Cohoon Noah Wells Samll knight James 
kinion & Daniell Clark all sworn but Cohoon — Listers James 
tredway Joseph pratt Junr — pownd keeper Sergt prat fence 
vewers Ephream foot & Samuill Brown — further at the meet- 
ing aforesaid mentioned on the opposite side the town voated Mr 
Bulkleys sallery for the year now Allmost past the sum of one 
hundred pounds in bills of Credett or in prouision pay at the 
price that the Contry hath stated — further voated to giue Na- 
thanll kellogg Junr twelve shillings for the year Insuing to 
beat the Drum on Sabath Days for meetings — he finding him- 
self a Drum — further at the same meeting the town voated: 
to grant a Rate of one penne half penne on the pownd to de- 
fray the town Charges— titheing men Sergt Dible Richard 



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Church — School Comittie Chosen ware the present Select men 
& ensign Wells & Micaiell Tantor — further voated that wheras 
we formerly voated to give twenty shillings for a woolf we 
now Continue jt act for all that are killed in this town bounds 
by our own Inhabetents — In addistion to the voat abouesd it is 
now voated that if killed by our Inhabetents thay shall be 
paid for notwithstanding thair being killed without the town 
bounds — this adistion made at the meeting: Decembr 9th 1723 

March ye 12th: 1722-3 : Was a town meeting held in Col- 
chester — it was voated to seat the meeting hows — Also voated & 
agreet yt a Comittie of thre men Shold Do yt seruice & the 
Commitie Chosen were Ensign foot Left Skiner & Ensign 
Wells — & further voated that the fore or front galery & the 
west pues to be equall with the second seat in the body of the 
hows — further the upermost seat in the side galery to be equall 
with the third seat in the body of the hows — & the other seat 
in side galery to be equall with the fowrth seat — the two pues : 
next or behind the Dore on the east side : to be the second in 
dignety — & the two next pues Joyning to the aforesaid pues to 
be equall with the second seat in the body of the hows — further 
voated that the Rules in seating shall be acording to the same 
Ruels as the former seaters had = to gether with a refTerenc 
to the thre last rates — further voated that yong men of the 
age of twenty one years & maids at eighteen years of age to 
be seated — further voated that the Comitie for buelding of the 
galleries ; shall haue power to Call in thre Workmen to Judg 
the work that mr Worthing hath don in buelding the galleries : 
in Conjuntion with mr Worthington — further the town voted 
& Chose Ensign foot a Comitie to Joyn with mr Bulkley & 
Left harris to settell the line or to attend the Comitie which 
the Generall Court appoynted to setel] the line betwixt nor- 
wich & Colchester 

at a Legall Town meeting held in Colchester Decembr — 
1723 — Micaiell Taintor was chosen town Clerk for the year 



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ensuing — Select men Capt. Wright Left skiner & Left holmes 
— Constables Ensigne foot & sergt Isaac Jones — Colecterors 
John hitchcock & Isaac Biglow — Listers Isreall Newton & 
Daniell Clark Grand Jurymen ebenezer kellogg & Richard 
Church — Tithingmen Sergt kellogg William Williams & 
thomas Day Senr--Way Wardins James tredway James 
welch Isack fox Jacob Lomis Jonathan kellogg Nathaniell 
Cohoon John Rowlee Thomas Day senr Samull fuller Jabesh 
Grippen Noah Wells Joseph pepoon Jonathan Northam sergt 
Ephream foot — fenc vewers John Jonson & wm Roberds — 
Voated to grant mr bulkley for his sallery one hundred pounds 
* * * At the meeting aforesaid the town voated & granted 
a rate of one penne on the pound to Defray ye Nesesary 
Charges of ye town — further ensign foot & James Tredway 
were Chosen to Audet the former acoumlts with the select- 
men : so that thare may be an acoumlt layd before the town : 
yt is to say — the acoumlts of ye last thre years — further 
granted to Decon Lomis seauen shillings pr week for the keep- 
ing mr Alison : for ye time past to be paid out of ye town 
Rate — further voated that the present Selectmen shall be the 
School Comitie — further Voated yt wharas thare is a Certaine 
parcell of Comon Land adjoyning to the meeting hows which 
hath bin formerly Cleared & staddels left thareon for ye Con- 
ueniency of horses : it is now enacted yt notwithstanding any 
former act of ye town to ye Contrary : yt all those staddels or 
trees now Remaining : near the bueriing yard & so fifteen 
Rods distance rownd from the meeting howse Be Reserued for 
that end : & that any perseuering to Cutt Down any tree or 
staddell within fifteen Rods of the meeting hows shall forfitt & 
pay to ye town tresury the sum of fine pounds — further Voated 
to fence & clear so much of the buriing yard as may be Con- 
venient 

At a town meeting held in Colchester Aprell the 30th 1723 
the town voated to Chose fowr men to be added to the former 



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Comite in seating the meeting hows & the men Chosen ware 
Left harris Sergt prat Decon Lomis & Capt Newton & fur- 
ther it was voated to submit to that which thay shall Do in 
that matter & the Rules formerly giuen to be attended ondly 
one head to one famely to be considered in all the Rates Re- 
lating to the seating — further voated & exsepted of John an- 
derson to be an Inhabitant in this town — John nox was also 
exsepted an Irfhabetant 

Decembr ye 14th=1724 was a town meeting held in Col- 
chester : Micaiell Taintor was Chosen town Clerk — Selectmen 
Capt Wright Left holms & Left Skiner — Constables ensign 
Nathll foot & sergt Isaac Jones thay are to gather the Contry 
rate equaly to be Conserned in it ensign foot to be returned 
to the treasurer to make up ye coumlts (accounts, C. M. T.) 
Grand Jurymen Decon Lomis & noah Wels — tithing men 
Benjamin Lewis & Daniell Jones — Colecterors ware Jacob 
Lomis & John Day — Listers James Newton John wels John 
biglow & Noah Clark — fenc vewers ephriam foot & Samuell 
brown — way wardens wm Worthington wm Williams Samll 
kellogg Isaac biglow Wm Chamberlin Nathll skiner Sergt 
thomas Jones & Samll knight William Roberd & Jonathan 
Well (s?) Danil Clark — further voated to giue to the Reu- 
erend Mr bulkley for the year now almost past one hundred 
pounds in money or prouision as money — Schole Comittie 
Chosen ware Insign foot Benjamin Lewis and James newton — 
further voated to grant Decon Lomis seauen shillings pr week 
for keeping mr Allison for ye time past — further at the meet- 
ing aforesd granted to Ebenezer Skiner the liberty of giting 
wood to make Cole in the sequestred Comons to maintain 
Iron works so long as he shall maintain & keep up the 
Iron works — further it was voted & granted a rate of one 
penne on the pound to all ye Rateable estate in ye town 

aprell ye 27th : 1725 Was a legall Town meeting held in 
Colchester — Vpon the petistion of the Inhabetants of the south 
east part of said Colchester Desireing the Consent & liberty 



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to make a parrish ; Joyning with ye north part of lyme voated 
& granted to set of for the Incoragement of the petistioners to 
make a parrish for their more Conuenient attending on ye 
worship of god, to set of from the south east part of the town — 
as followeth (viz) the line to begin at Sergt thomas Jonses 
norwest Corner bounds : & so to Run to sd Jonses noreast 
Corner bounds : & thenc to run a Streight line to Labanon 
Corner whare Colchester norwich & labanon meet Including 
mr thatchers Improuements Into sd parrish, the sd parish & 
each Inhabetent Included in yt part of it yt is in Colchester 
bounds to Pay thair taxes to ye town sosiety untill thay Call 
a minester & pay minesters Rats among them selues : but if 
ye sd parrish shall neglect to Continue a minester in the public 
seruice of Religion that then thay shall pay thair taxes to the 
towns sosiety as formerly — at the meeting aforesd granted to 
Capt Joseph Wright Ebenezer Skiner Joseph Dewey & Josiah 
Gillett Junr ye liberty of ye stream on Jeremiahs Reuer to 
set up Iron works & also the preueleg of fine or six acers of 
land if it be thare to be for a pastuer whare a Conuenient 
place is, thay to haue ye priueleg of it so long as thay shall 
maintain Ironworks or other mills thare & no longer, the place 
lying about 40 : or : fifty Rods Down the reuer from James 
Roberdses souwest Corner of his home lot — Recorded Apprell 
ye 28th 1725 — at the meeting aforesd the Return of the fol- 
lowing high wais — exscepted and voated & ordered to be re- 
corded, which is as follows ******** 

Decembr ye 13: 1725 was a town meeting held in Colches- 
ter Micaieli taintor was Chosen town Clerk — Selectmen Capt 
Newton Left Wyate & left Skiner Constables Josiah • Gillett 
Junr &: sargt Isaac Jones : Josiah Gillett to gather ye Contry 
rate & to make up acoumbt wth ye tresurer — Grand Jury men 
Daniell Clark : & Cornelus Roberds — Surueyers Sainull brown 
Senr asariah Lomis Joseph prat Junr Danill Chamberlin James 
kinion Joseph Dalee pelatiah bliss Jonathan Dunham Daniell 



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Jones and Noah Wells & tliomas addams & John Jonson & 
John holms & Robert Ransom — fenc Vewers thomas addams 
and Samuel knight — Listers John holms John Day Junr & 
Joseph Wright Junr — Colectorers Cor-11 Samul Ifuller & pela- 
tiah bliss — Tithingmen sergt biglow & Jonathan Northam — 
Voated Mr bulkley for his salery one hundred pounds — Choole 
Comittie ensign Wells serg Ephream foot Sergt John biglow — 
howards Sergt John biglow Sergt ephream foot Isaac biglow 
Joseph Dalee Robert Ransom John Jonson Jabesh Rowllee — 
granted to Decon Lomis Seauen Shillings per Weeke for his 
keeping Mr alleson for the time past — further Voated & granted: 
to andrew Carier and Nathaniell Skiner the liberty of the stream 
of Jeremiah's reuer : about eight or ten Rods below the mouth 
of pine swamp brook : whare it emtieth it self into Jeremis 
Reuer, for the setting up a grist mill. 

at a Legall town meeting held in Colchester Decembr 13lh 
1725 the town being Informed yt ye Generall Court held at 
Newhauen in October last past : haue granted yt thare shall be 
a new County on the east & noreast part of this goverment in, 
which County Colchester is propounded to be encluded and the 
Inhabetants of sd town Conseueing sundry Inconveniences that 
may attend thair being anexted thereunto haue unanemusly 
agreed : & voated : that aplication shall be made to the honor- 
able Generall Court in May next by our Representatives : in 
behalf of ye town : that the said town of Colchester may Con- 
tinue in the County of hartford as formerly — Wharas thare was 
a town Voat Decembr 27th : 1720 that swine should go at larg 
on the Commons it is now at ye meeting aforesaid : voated yt 
ye said voat shall be Repealed & is hearby Repealed and made 
void & yt ye law of this Colony: made : at Newhauen : 1720 
for Restreigning swine from going on the Comons shall take 
place : after the first Day of aprell next ensuing — the meeting 
aforesd is adjorned untill the next munday. 

The town met together acording to adjornment — then a Co- 
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mittie was Chosen : namely Sergt John Chapman Sergt Joseph 
prat & nathaniel Cohoon : to repair the meeti«g hows : that is 
to say : to prouid Clabords & Clabord the meeting hows anew : 
& mend the top of the hows : & also to mend the underpining 
of the hows — and sergt John biglow & sergt Isaac Jones ware 
added to the sd Comitie — at the meeting aforsaid voated to ex- 
chang: with Micaiell Taintor a Corner of his Lot which Jie 
bought of Richard Carrier : & to giue him so much at another 
place as left Skiner: & sergt prat : & left Wyat to mesuer : so 
much as is Conuienient for the high way to pass & to giue Sat- 
isfaction in land at another place — acording to thair discrestion : 
further voated yt thare should be a high way of four Rods wide 
Down on the north side of ben smith lot out of the town lot 
upon Condistion : that ye persons liueing nigh the sd lane will 
make & maintaine ye Cosway ouer the swomp on thair own 
Charg & also yt if thare be not 20 acers remaining in ye town 
lot : Left Wyat will alow what it wants out of his home lot — 
the persons to make & maintain this Cosway are the subscrib- 
ers namely left Wyat Ensign foot Ebenezer Colman Jonthn 
Northam — it is to be understood that thare shall be liberty to 
pond the swomp at any time notwithstanding the high way | at 
the meeting aforesd granted to James Roberds to take vp ten 
acers of land of the town Comons at ye Rear of his & his 
father Dayles Deuision he giueing up as much next to the Iron 
works, & left Skiner & John Jonson be a Comitie — it was 
voated to leaue it with the Comitie. 

March ye 18th 1726 : was a Legall town meeting held in 
Colchester : Leftent Wyat chosen moderator — Leftent Skiner 
& ensign foot Chosen a Comittie to Joyn with a Comittie of ye 
new parish to Run & settell the line betwixt that parish & the 
town parish which is to be don acording to the voat & grant of 
ye town at thair Meeting Aprell 27th 1725. 

March 31st: 1726: was a Legall town meeting held in Col- 
chester & it was voated to Allow to the new sosiatie the one 
half of Mr bulkleys Rate which is already Made that is to say 



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the half of thare Rate (viz) all that is to be paid or is entered 
to be paid to mr bulkley for the year past of all & euery per- 
son belonging to the sd new parrish the whole being about fif- 
teen pounds=9s=& 4d=& the other half to be paid by the 
Colecteror to Mr bulkley — the town meeting is adjorned untill 
the freemens meeting in aprell next : which is the last tuesday 
of Aprell: 1726. 

at the town meeting acording to ye Adjornment aboue men- 
tiont it was voated & granted to Raise a Rate of one half penne 
on ye pound of all the Rateable estat in the town acording to 
the present list of estates — thar was a town sosiatie meeting at 
the same time abouesd & it was voated to repair the meeting 
hows that is to say to mend ye underpininge : & mend ye roof 
& board ye sets with boards & clabords what is need full for ye 
present : & sergt ephream foot was apointed to do the work or 
Cause it to be Don & when it is Don acording to the true mean- 
inge of ye voat : that then the present select men to haue power 
to make a Rate to Defray ye Charg, & said ephream foot was 
Chosen Colecteror to gather ye sd Rate. 

at a Legall town meeting held in Colchester September ye 
loth, 1726 it was voated that whereas in december last past 
thare ware sundry persons Chosen to pound swine going at lar<r 
in ye Comons : it is now voated to releas them from that office 
and that thay shall not be obliged to pound swine more then 
any other persons — further voated that our Depetue shall make 
aplycation to the Generall Court in October next for the settel- 
ment of the Lyne betwixt hebron & Colchester acording to the 
agrement made betwixt the Comitties : of the sd towns : & yt 
ye town of hebron be notified of thair proseading in ys matter. 

Nouember 25 : 1726 was a town meeting held in Colchester 
& by reson of the badnes of the weather the meeting was ad- 
jorned untill the next munday : then the meeting was held by 
sd adjornment at the time aforsd and then it was voated to hire 
a Schole master for the whole year acording to Law : & to Re- 
moue ye School unto seuerall parts of ye town : to such places 



as a Comittie shall se Cause — and each place whare ye school 
is kept shall haue it kept thare so long as thair share of ye Con- 
try money amounts to acording to the lists of thair estates : and 
the bounds of each place whare ye school is kept to be deter- 
mined by the Comittie : & Cap Newton Left Skiner Ensign 
Wells Sergt kellogg & sergt ephream foot ware Chosen a Co- 
mittie to manage that Afaire — further at ye same meting grant- 
ed to the Reuerant mr bulkley about two acers of Land lying 
at the Rear of his home lot part of which is a pond : to be 
bounded out by left Skiner surueyr which land Mr bulkley is 
to haue for the clearing thereof for the term of twenty years 
next ensueing & no longer, then to be thrown vp to the 
Comons. 

Decembr ye 11th (1726?) was a town meeting held in Col- 
chester — Micaiell Taintor was Chosen town Clerk — Select men 
Capt Newton Left Skiner William Robord & Lef holms & 
Daniell Clark — Constabels Josiah Gillet Junr & Isaac Jones — 
Grand Juremen ensign foot & Daniell Jones — Colecterors 
sergnt Lewes & Joseph Chapman — Lesters Joseph Chamberlin 
Junr thomas Day Junr & James harris Junr : Surueyrs Sam- 
uell Lomis Junr James Kinion Nathan Williams Samuell knight 
John Roberds Jeames Roberds Ebenezer Colman Joseph prat 
Junr George holmes pelatiah bliss sergt thomas Jones Ebene- 
zer kellogg John Rowlee Daniell Chapman Jonathan kellogg 
Jonathan Dunham — fenc Vewers Noah pumery & Joseph kel- 
logg — pownd keeper sergt prat — howards Samuel Knight Sam- 
uel fuller William haris Enathan Rowlee James Kinion Samuel 
kellogg benjamin quiterfield Jonathan Dunham Joseph Dalee — 
at the meating aforsd granted to decon lomis 7 shillings per 
week for keeping mr alleson : to be paid out of ye present town 
Rate — granted mr bulkley for his salery for the year now al- 
most past one hundred pounds in bills of publick Credet. 

at A legall town meeting held in Colchester : Aprell ye 25 : 
1727 — it was voated and Considered that ye Confining of swine 
acording to the strictnes of ye law is fownd to be Very Dam- 



agefull on sundry acounts therefore it is now agreed & Voated 
that all swine shall haue liberty within this town belonging to 
the Inhabetants tharof to Run at Larg acordin to ye Law Inti- 
tled an act Conserning sheep & Swine in page 109 : and fur- 
ther voated that ye present howards are Released from thayr 
office of Impounding swine — further voated that shepe shall go 
at larg without a keeper this present yeare — further voated that 
whereas thro a Mistake the highway that was suposed to be 
Left for Micaiell Taintor Junr to go to his meadow is shut vp 
by the runing of John Days line that so he hath not any high way 
to his meadow & also som of his land taken off by sd line : now 
he prays that the town would grant liberty to thomas Carier 
that on Condistion sd Carier would throw vp land for a high 
way thare he may take vp what is taken off from his land for 
sd high way, in som other place (which is now granted & also 
granted to sd Taintor liberty to take vp what is taken of from 
his land in som other Conuenient place — further voated that our 
deputis Do prosecut our ptistion at the generall Court in may 
next Relating to the bounds betwixt hebron & Colchester. 

at a town meeting held in Colchester October ye 6 1727 it 
was voated to Impower our deputis to prosecute our petistion 
at ye Generall asembly in October Instant Relating to the setel- 
ment of ye bounds betwixt hebron & Colchester. 

Nouember ye 16th : 1727 : was a town meeting held in Col- 
chester : it was then voated to Justeiie ye Select men in what 
thay haue Don in ye Controuersie with mr James tredway : & 
further to take the Controuersie into thare own hands : — 

December ye 11th : 1727 — was a town meeting held in Col- 
chester : wharein Micaiell Taintor was Chosen town Clerk : 
Select men Left Wyat noah Wells benjamin Lewes — Constable 
Josiah Gillctt — Grand Jury men William Dickson Joseph pe- 
poon & thomas addams & John Jonson — Colecters of rates 
phillip Caverly Joseph foot — Listers Benjamin Graucs Ebene- 
zer Northam George holms & Nathel kelloogg Junr fenc 
uewers Sergt Ephream foot & Samuell brown senr — Surueyrs 



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noah Clark thomas day Junr Daniell worthington Nathll Skiner 
William Shamberlin Benjamin fuller Jabez Rowlee James haris 
Junr Daniell p(a)lmeter arter Scofell Samuell brown senr-— 
way wardens Isaac fox Daniell Chapman Jonathan kilbum John 
hitchcock — tithing men John hitchcock & Samll knight — grant- 
ed a Rate of a half-penne on ye pound. 

at a town meeting held in Colchester December ye 9th 1728. 
Micaiell Taintor was Chosen town Clerk for ye yeare ensueing 
— Select men Isreall Newton sergt lewes & ensign foot — Con- 
stabls Josiah Gillet Junr & Isaac Jones — Grand Jurymen 
thomas Addams Jacob Lomis & philep Cauerle — Listers Noah 
Wells Samuell fuller & Ebenezer Dible & sergt thomas Jones 
— Way wardens Sergt pratt william williams Josiah Gates Jo- 
seph brown ebenezer Colman William brown John Chapman 
Jonathan kellogg Benjamin quierfield (Cithophell or Quithi- 
field, c. m. t.) William Chamberlin Joseph Chamberlin wm 
Chapman Junr James kinyon Caleb Lomis — fenc vewers John 
Jonson & Noah Clark — at the meeting aforsd it was vooted yt 
thare should be a high way Laid out from the north Meadow 
up to ye Corner tree to ye line yt mr kemberly Run. 

December ye 14th 1730 was a town meeting in Colchester — 
Micaiell Taintor was Chosen town Clerk — ensign foot modera- 
tor — Select men ensign foot sir John bulkley & ebenezer kel- 
log — Gran Jury men Mr otis & Joseph prat Junr Constabls 
Joseph chamberlin & Isaac Jones — Listers (names in a different 
hand, c. M. t.) Benjm Chamberlin Benjam Quitefield James 
Treadway Joshua Duglis Caleb Loomis) Surueyrs Daniell Jones 
palatiah bles Joseph foot James Croker Noah Colman Stephen 
brainard Nathaniell Skiner Junr Georg holms Arther scophell 
& Sergt Dible Daniell Chapman — fenc vewers John Northam 
& thomas Day — at the meeting aforsd granted a rate of one 
half-penne on ye pound — Colecters chosen wear Robert Ran- 
som & John Clark. 

At a town meetinge held in Colchester Janewary 21 : 1702 
it was granted to giue to ye Reuerd Mr John Bulkley forty 



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pownds as mony for his incoragement in ye worke of ye Min- 
istry this yeare & to pay him 10 £ at ye end of every quarter 
— further at ye meetinge aforesd was granted to Ebenezer Dib- 
ell so much vpland joyning unto ye swamp formerly Granted 
to him in Lew of meadow to make up his full proportion of 
meadow — At ye same meetinge MicaiellTaintor senr was chosen 
towne clerk — further it was Granted to thomas skiner and his 
son Ben: Skiner Samll fuller Micaiell Taintor senr & Micaiell 
Taintor Juner the littell Round meadow lying west from ye 
town with ye sv/omps : ye swomps to be acounted two acers for 
one of meadow : so much as to make up their Is; Deuision of 
meadow exsepting if ye towne see cause to take a pece for Clay 
they are to lay it out within one yeare & to make recompence 
elcwhare — further granted to Samuell Gilbert Samuell Northam 
Jonathan Northam, James Brown James mun Jonathan kilburn 
John adams Junr & John bacor the long meadow : to haue their 
proportion of meadow in equall proportion with others — further 
Granted to William Roberts senr His proportion of meadow by 
John Days meadow at ye wigwam swomp — further granted to 
Samuell Lomis Charles Williams Joseph prat Thomas Day 
Ebenezer Coleman Daniel Clark & Andrew Carier the meadow 
called nonesuch & one acer of swomp to ye hundred pownd lot- 
ment in consideration of ye remotenes of it— further it was 
granted to John bacor a home lott on the south side of Clem- 
ence Cithophelis home lott — further granted to Samuell fuller 
his first Devision of upland at ye mouth of ye brook That 
Cometh out of ye littell rownd meadow & to run by the great 
Brook yt Cometh out of Stebbinses meadow — at ye meeting 
aforesd granted to John Adams Junr his 1st Deuision of vpland 
next to Joseph pumerys Deuision southward Next Southward 
to Samuell Gilbert Next Southward to Jonathan Kilburn Next 
Southward to John Brown. 

at a Legall town meeting held in Colchester Decemb: 25th 
1710 Micaiell Taintor chosen town Clerk for ye year insuing — 
Select men chosen ware left-t Weles Decon Lomis & Micaiell 



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Taintor — Constabels Chosen ware Nathaniell foot & Micaiell! 
Taintor Junr — to gather Contry rate Micaiell taintor ondly con-- 
serned — listers ware chosen : ebenezer Dibell Josiah strong : & 
Noah weles Junr — Way wardens Nathll kellog : charles Wil- 
liams, — & mr John huberd chosen way warden southward from 
ye deepe reuer & so to call out the inhabetentc liueing on that 
side the said reuer to work as ocation shall be — at the meeting 
aforesaid the towne granted a rate of thre pence on the pownd 
in Currant pay as mony & Joseph chamberlin & ebenezer Col- 
man Colecterers to gather sd rate & make up acounts with the 
townsmen with the twelue penne rate formerly granted that 
thay ware also Colecterors for — Daniell Clark Junr & ephream 
foot chosen Colecterors to gather the minesters Rate: fenc 
vewers ware chosen : namely Noah Colman Samiiell pellett — 
at the meeting aforesaid the towne granted the Reuerent mr 
bulkleys Rate for this yeare insueing to be fiuety pownds to be 
payd in wheat at fowr shillings per busshell indian corn at two 
shillings per bushell or mony — further granted to him all the 
mony that Major leueston oweth to the town — further the town 
voated to impower the townsmen to hire a person or persons to 
prouide & bring Mr bulkley his wood for this year insuing at 
fowr shillings a cord to be payd out of the town rate — at the 
same meeting Joseph Chamberlin was chosen ordynary keeper : 
further voated to hire mr pennok or any other person to keepe 
school & the townsmen to agre with him or any other — at the 
meeting abouesd was granted to John hubbord thre hundred 
acres of land on the west side of the great pond southerly from 
peter masons howse — further granted to J- bebee to remoue the 
bounds of his farm further northward so as to bring the whole 
or part into Colchester bounds — further voated that if the Co- 
mitty mr woodbridge & the rest com to Colchester to isue our 
diference about our land before the next town meeting it shall 
be acounted legall for so many of the inhabetentc of Colches- 
ter as shall apear to treat with them to haue power to agre 



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with them or to do & act what they Judg needfull in that 
matter. 

June 27 : 1705 — Colchester — whearas I haue right by pur- 
chass to fowr hundred Acers of meadow & upland adjoyning to 
ye land called Stebinses land on the east side of the town platt 
of Colchester begineng at ye brow of the hill called Chepian- 
tup hill one mile in length north & south a line parellell with 
Stibins his land & is all that land & meadow in bredth east & 
west between the land formerly John posts of norwich & now 
leftenent John huffs of newlondon I protest against any record 
made of any part thereof & by these enter Cauett : John pren- 
tice. 

Jenewary ye 10th: 1714-15: John prents abouesaid re- 
newed his Cauett abouesaid : 

Colchester June 27: 1705 whearas I haue a deed of gift 
from John post of Norwich for one hundred & thirty acers of 
upland & meadow in partnership with one hundred & thirty 
acers yet in the hands of John post which Land & meadow 
lyeth on the deepe brooke easterly from Colchester town & 
begins at an old Beuer dam called wecachoweg & runeth west- 
erly 3 hundred & eighty rods to land & meadow claimed by 
Captin John prentice: & in bredth one hundred rods I protest 
against any record made of any part therof & by these enter 
Cauete : John hough. 

At a legall Town meeting held in Colchester December ye 
13th: 1709 — Micaiell Taintor chosen town clerk — townsmen 
chosen ware Samuell Northam Decon Lomis & Micaiell Tain- 
tor — Constabels chosen ware Joseph Dewey & Micaiell Tain- 
tor Junr — Way wardens chosen & sworn ware Left Weles & 
ebenezer Coleman & thomas Day — fence vewers Joseph prat & 
Nathaniel foot — Colecterors Joseph Chamberlin & ebenezer 
Coleman — Listers Sergt noah Coleman Sargt John skiner & 
Corpll Nathaniell kellogg — howards Medad pumery & Jona- 
than Gillett — at the meeting afore sd it was agreed on & voated 
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that for the feuture mr bulkleys salery shall be raised yearly in 
Jenewary and the year to begin on the first of Jenewary next 
from this Date & for this present year to pay him from the first 
of march last past unto the first of Jenewary next : deducting 
what time he hath bin absent on the Country seruice — further 
it was voated to Grant mr bulkleys salery this present year to 
be after the rate of fiuety pownds as mony — further at the 
6ame meeting the town voated to hire the present schoolmaster 
namely James pennock to keep school with what he hath already 
kept the term of half a year & to pay him fiueteen pownd in 
that way & maner as the law directs — at the meeting aforesd 
granted to decon Skiner to exchang about one acer of Land of 
his second deuision for Conuenienc of beuldings — at the same 
meeting granted to Charles williams liberty to bring up his sec- 
ond deuision land to Joyne on moudus Rhoad & to leaue out as 
many acers as he takes at the rear of sd deuision — at the meet- 
ing aforesaid the town voated to exschang with Joseph wright 
so many rods of land at the Corner of the home lot which was 
formerly James taylors we say as much as the present towns- 
men Judg Conuenient & to lay him out dubell to what they 
take of from sd Corner out of the Comons on the side of sd lot 
— further at the meeting aforesaid the town sold the old meet- 
ing hows to ebenezer Coleman for eight pownds to be payd in 
nailes at mony price ondly Reserueing the boards of the floor & 
all other loose bords & the pulpitt. 

At A Legall Town meeting held in Colchester September 6th 
1703: The Town being informed that Major palmes Hath or 
was about to sell A parsell of land within ye township of Cole- 
chester under a pretence of an Indian grant — Namely Capt 
Sannap ye town Considering that trobell may Arise in that 
matter do hearby impower Joseph pumery & ebenezer Coleman 
to eject the said Major palmes or any other person that shall 
make enteranc or improue any land in the bounds of Colches- 
ter without ye aprobation of the town & for their incoragment 
.tlie town do grant to them ye said Joseph pumery & ebenezer 



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Coleman each of them one hundred akers of land at A place 
on which they haue Aready Made enteranc by fencing about 
seauen Miles from our town plat at or near paugunk prouided 
thay stand to defend ye land that Major palmes or any other 
person or persons shall Make enteranc upon in right of Capt 
Sanap : it is to be understood that thay shall defend it at thair 
own Charg & to ye outermost exstent of law : — 

at a legall town meting held at Colchester July 26: 1703 
it was voated to enter on record one home lott which was for- 
merly granted to John Stebbins but not then entered — it is ye 
lott lying North from John adamses sener his home lot. 

Lebanon June ye 17th 1703 then receaved of Joseph pomry 
of Colchester flue pownds & Ten Shilings in Corrent mony on 
.ye acoult (account, c. M. t.) of ye Commitie of Colchester to 
pay for Beuldinge mr bucklys chimies (chimneys, c. m. t.) I 
say recvd by me John Woodward. 

att ye meting aforesd it was granted yt James Taylor should 
haue an addistion of one hundred pownds right he payinge ye 
charge : 8c it is to be understood yt it is in right of his father 
in law Daniel stebins & to take it without meadow and ye 
abouesd Daniel stebins agreeth not to haue any further deuis- 
ions of lands in Colchester untill euery hundred pownds lotment 
hath had one hundred & fifty acers. 

att a legall Town meeting held in Colchester September ye 
6th 1703 it was granted to william roberts a home lott & other 
acomadations : exsepting meadow he paying charges as others 
of ye town haue done — at ye meetinge aforesaid it was granted 
to ebenezer Colman an adistion to his deuision land 3 acers for 
one yt he wants in his home lot — * * * * " (Next follows an 
entry in an unknown hand, by some one who was chosen Clerk 
pro tern., viz. :) 

"att a Legall towen meeting held in coltchester November the 
29 = 1703 then it was voted and granted vnto Iserall wiatt an 
alotment and vnto Samvell allis an alotmen with the Liberty 



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of tow Strems to Bvide (build, c. m. t.) a grist mill and a Saw 
mill provided thay Bvlde the mills forthwith and mayntayn 
them from tim to time for the towens yovs (use, c. m. t.) and 
allso thar is granted vnto them 60 acers of Land to Ly to the 
grest mill Bvt when thay lett the milles fall the strems shall 
Retvrn to the towen agayn — thay are allso obliged to sell thar 
Bordes a 22 shilings pvr thovsand from tim to time and at all 
times for ever." (Here ends the entry by the Clerk pro tern.) 

At a town meeting held in Colchester december 29 : 1703 — 
Thomas Skiner was chosen Constabell for ye year insuinge & 
Micaiell Taintor was chosen town Clerk for ye yeare insuinge 
— Thomas Day Joseph wright & Micaiell Taintor Chosen 
townsmen for ye year insuing — Joseph pratt was chosen way- 
warden — Joseph wright was Chosen brander for ye town — John 
chapman & John hopson Chosen fenc vewers — at ye meeting 
aforesd granted to Samull Lomis his 1st Deuision of meadow 
lyinge on ye east side of Stebinses meadow against ye front of 
Nathanll foots lott exsepting a high way : Nextly granted to 
thomas Day ye meadow formerly Granted to Samill belding in 
Stebinses meadow — Nextly granted to Joseph prat yt meadow 
yt ebenezer Dibell mowed this yeare lying north of lebanon road 
on ye great brook: & thare to haue his 1st Deuision — Nextly 
granted to Daniell Clark twelve acers of upland lyinge Joyn- 
inge northward to his It Deuision which is in ye lew of his It 
deuision of meadow. 

At ye meetinge aforesd viz. December 29 : 1703 Granted to 
william roberts his It Deuision of upland on the north side of 
Samull Northams Deuision — Nextly granted unto thomas sel- 
din & Jonathan ingram each of them one hundred pownd lot- 
ment exseptinge meadow & thay are to pay each of them fiue 
pownds in mony & to Com & settell heare spedyly : further it 
was voated & Declared yt ye lott Granted to thomas Day of 
hartibrd to be forfit to the towne — & also ye lott Granted to 
Samull beldin to be forfitt — further Granted to John Kilbvrn 



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one hundred pd lotmt he payinge fiue pownds & settell spedily 
on it. 

At a legall Towne meeting in Colchester febr 17th 1703-4 
it was granted that ye reurend Mr John bulkly his sallery shall 
be for ye year insuing forty pownds as mony— further it was 
voated yt Joseph pratt <fe John Skener shold lay out ye town 
highwaise — further granted to John waters his 2d Deuision * * 
further granted to John addams his 2d Deuision * * * * fur- 
ther granted unto moses rowley his deuision of upland on ye 
south side of the way which leads to modus & on ye east side 
of Charles williams his deuision — further granted to noah Cole- 
man a lott & acomadations amongst us to a two hundred pd 
right exsepling meadow prouided he pay ten pownds in mony 
& Com & settell here within thre months henc — further at ye 
meeting aforesd granted unto Samuell pelit a homelot & a hund- 
red pownds right he payinge hue pownds & settell amongst us — 
at ye meetinge aforesd granted unto micaiell Taintor Sener yt 
parsell of land which lyeth between his 2d Deuision & ye great 
brook & to go down ye brook to ye place where ye Cart way 
now is & to run upon the ledg of rocks westward he alowing so- 
much as there is in his next deuision — further granted unto 
Nathanell Kelogg what he wants of his 2d Deuision on ye south, 
side of lebanon road — farther it was voated yt all inclosures of 
homelots or elcewhare shall be fenced so as to be Judged sufis- 
ient by ye fenc vewers & no swine powndabell untill ye fenc- 
be so ajudged: 

At a town meetinge held in Colchester March 16(h 1703-4 
was granted to Samuell pellet his 1 deuision next to his home 
lot on ye west side of lime road about 2 miles from ye towne — 
at ye meetinge aforesd receaued from Samull waler under his 
hand : yt he doth grant to ebenezer Killogg all his right of land 
in Colchester : & ye towne uoated to exsept of ebenezer kellogg 
an inhabetent in ye Towne & grant him a home lott upon ye 
right aforesd — further granted to natheniell kelogg & Samull 
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pellit liberty to set up a saw mill on ye brook Caled ye gouern- 
ers Brook & thay to haue ye streame so Ibng as thay maintaine 
a sawmill thare : & to haue it goinge at or before ye last of Sep- 
tember next — further voated yt ail such persons as haue lots 
heare in Colchester shall Com & Dwell with us in a Constant 
Way : & in Defalt thareof to forfitt thair right in ye Towne. 

At a town meeting held at Colchester aprell 24: 1704 — it 
was granted to mr John bulkley a swamp which Joyns to his 
home lot on ye north side be it one acer more or les — at a meet- 
ing aforesd granted to ebenezer kalog twenty acers for his home 
lot & 30 acers for his next deuision * * * * in right of Sam- 
uell walers — at the meting aforesd mentioned on ye other side 
granted unto Isreall Wiatt that lot lyinge on ye south side of 
Joshua Whelers for his home lott : further granted to Isreall 
wiatt aforesd his next Deuision of land with twenty acers on ye 
acount of ye mill grant of land betwene ye two east meadows — 
further granted unto isreall wiatt a parsell of meadow lyinge 
betwene James browns meadow & micaiell Tantors — further 
granted unto william lord one hundred pownd Lotment prouided 
he pay fiue pownds & settell forthwith. 

At a legall town meeting held in Colchester July ye 3d 1704 
granted unto John Chapman his It deuision of upland at the 
west side of new london road where norage road goeth across 
lime road he relinquishing his former grant — further granted 
unto John polie a home lott on the south side of John bacors 
lott with a two hundred pownd right he payinge charges equall 
with us & beuld a sawmill witli all conuenient speede & settell 
amongst us :" 

(Next is an entry in the hand of Capt. Joseph Wright, who 
was Clerk pro tem., viz. :) 

„Att A Legal! Town Meeting Holdn in Colchestr octob.r 30 : 
1704 it was voted that Mr Micha Tainter & Joseph Wright 
should Treat with Jno Poley in Regard of his bulding A saw 
Mill & Demand an Evidence of his Ability & also satisfie them 
that he will acomplish it by the Time the Town intend.d in their 



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Grant to him, & if he Cannot to make A tender to him of the 
said former Grant att teen pounds as is vsuall to others : Att 
the Town Meeating aforesd it was voted that Every man poses- 
ing A two Hundred pound Right, shall Bring for the Rev.d Mr 
Bulkley A Cord of Wood & Cord it att His house & thos of A 
hundred pound Right to Doe half so much : with in the space 
of one Moneth upon penalty of forfiting five shillings — Att the 
Town Meeting aforesd it was voated that Evin Joans should 
have A Grant of Teen Acres for A home lot att the Est side 
of Tho Browns home Lot if there be Roome for it there & if 
not to have it as Convenient as may be one the Contrary side 
of the highway — At the Meeting aforesd it was Grantd that 
Jno Baker should have an Iseland of vpLand lying in Compase 
wt his Meadow he Releseing to the Town as much in his next 
De vision : Att the Meating afore sd it was Granted that Noah 
Coleman should have twenty Acres of Land in a flaig swomp 
Lying ai the south End of the Est medow in Consideration of 
his Medow — Att the Meeating aforesd it was Grantd that 
Willm Robards Junr should have five Acres Lying Next to his 
teen Acres Grantd for Medow which five Acres was Due to 
his father from the Town — Att the Meating aforesd it was 
Granted to Iserel Wyatt that he should have A piece of medow 
Lying att Nonesuch begining att that point of the medow Next 
to Machamoodus Rhoad & to Extend southward toward the 
main Medow so far as to make up his Due of Medow if there 
he a sufisiensi — Att the Meeting afores.d it was voted that 
persons that have not taken up their first Division of Vpland 
shall Conclude before the next Town Meeting where to take 
up the same : & it is allso voted that att the Next town meeting 
the severall Inhabitants shall Draw Lotts for their next or 
second Division att one hundred Acres to A two hundred pound 
Rite & so proportionably — Att ihe Meeting afores.d it was 
voated & Declared the Lott formerly Granted to ye Ilonourd 
Gouerner to be forfit to the Town." (Here ends the recording 
of Capt. Joseph Wright, clerk pro tern. c. m. t.) 



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"At a towne meetinge held in Colchester Decembr 18th 1704 : 
Micaiell Taintor Sener was Chosen Clerk for ye yeare insue- 
ing — Josiah Gillett Sener was Chosen Constable — Townsmen 
Chosen Samuell Northam Thomas Skiner Micaiell Taintor 
Senr — Way wardens Nathanicll kalodg Richard Skiner — fenc 
vewers Josiah strong Andrew Carier — At ye meeting aforesad 
granted yt mr eliots & John ingrams first Deuisions of land to 
be on ye west side of the littell meadow — further granted unto 
Joseph Chamberlin twenty acers of upland for his medow if it 
be on ye wigwom hill after Jer. adams his two lotments are 
layd out — further Granted unto Thomas brown his share of 
meadow in the long meadow if it be thare after others that 
haue their Grants thare are suplied— further it was voated & 
Micaiell Taintor & Joseph pomry were chosen to run the 
bounds with our Neighboring towns — at the meting aforesd the 
town proseeded to draw Lots aeording to the voate October 
SOth: 1704. 

At the meeting Aprell 12 : 1705 it was voated that all timber 
& stone shall be fre for any person to git throout the whole 
township on all lands untill it be inclosed the homelots only ex- 
eepted : we say all fire wood timber & stone shall be fre to 
euery person as aforesd of ye town of Colchester exsept such 
as now enter a protest against this voate — John Day Joseph 
prat Deacon Skiner James tayler enter a protest against the 
aboue voate : At the meeting aforesaid it was granted unto Jo- 
siah Gillett Sener fowr acers of land at the south end of his 
meadow prouided he the said Gillett procure a Good new drum 
for the use of the towne within one Month after this voat : At 
the Meeting Aforesaid it was Voated to Grant to Edward 
woolf of lime one hundred pownd right in the towne &■ a 
Btreame to set up a saw mill prouided he haue the Mill finished 
At or before the last of October next & settell eighther himself 
or his son in the town — at the same meeting Micaiell Taintor 
was voated to keepe ordinary. 

at a town meetinge held in Colchester June 26t 1706 — tho 



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towne voated to raize a rate to procure a towne stock of powder 
our yousiall way of raeting the same to be set at the discreS" 
tion of the select men : at the same meeting it was voated to 
giue mr John bulkley a deed of his hows & the present select 
men are hearby Impowered to giue said deed in behalf of the 
town. 

At a Legall Town meeting held in Colchester Nouember the 
4th 1706 the town granted unto human hinsdell twenty Akers 
of land to be laid out on the side of the hill south from the lit— 
tell brook next southward from the brook Commonly Called 
fawn brook & so far on the north side of sd brook as to Com 
to the ledg of rocks : further the towne voated & granted unto 
Joseph Dewey the home lot & the other acomadations belong- 
ing to it which is one hundred pownd right : on Condistion 
that he sd dewey pay to the town ten pownds in Mony & also 
beuld a fulling mill sometime before the last of May next fitt 
for seruice & to maintain sd mill in good rcpaire & to full cloth 
as cheap as any other mill in the colonie — & to settell an inhab- 
itant such as the town exsept on sd lot within one yeare from 
this date — it is to be understood yt the lot Granted to Joseph 
Dewey on the other side was the lot formerly Granted vnto 
Jonathan Ingram — further it is to be understood that if sd 
Dewey failes in the premeses Mentioned on the other side then 
the sd lotments to return to ye town — further the town Granted 
sd Dewey the liberty of the stream yt Corns out of the north 
Meadow so long as he Maintains a suffiscient fulling Mill on it 
& no longer — further Granted unto James brown a pecce of 
Land lyinge betwene Jonathan kilburns land & John Cloathers 
land: & to take it in part of his hundred akers — further 
Granted unto Martin kaalog one hundred pownd right of land 
in the town he paying live pownds in mony to ye town & Com 
& settell in the town with all Conuenient speed. 

febrewary 7th : 1706-7 was a town meeting & then voated 
that & Granted that Noah welles shold haue iiuety akers of Land 



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Joyning to his land at parrum the said fiuety akers is ten akers 
of it for his meadow & ten akers of it for his half home lot & 
thirty akers for his It Deuision — further voated that ephream 
foot shold haue sixty Akers of land wher he se cause to take it 
prouided he the sd foot Com & set vp his trade of a black 
smith & spedily settell amongst vs — at the same meeting Sam- 
ull pellet was chosen land mesurer — Layd out in the yeare 1705 
pr John Skiner surer (surveyor, c. m. t.) for Joseph pumery & 
ebenezer Coleman two hundred akers of land at a place Corn- 
only known by the Name of paugquonk & lyeth bownded as 
foloweth * * * * 

A Town meeting held in Colchester December ye 30th 1706 
— Micaiell Taintor was chosen town Clerk for the yeare insue- 
ing — Samuell pellett was chosen Constabell & Colecteror — Se- 
lect Men Deacon Lomis Joseph Chamberlin Micaiell Taintor 
— fenc vewers Benjamin Skiner Jonathan Northam — Way- 
wardens John Chapman Josiah Strong — At the Meeting afore- 
said the town voated to Grant the reurend Mr Bulkleys sallery 
or Rate to be fiuety pownds in Mony or prouision pay as mony 
and also that euery hundred pownd Right in the town to pay 
half a Cord of fire wood to be Brought to mr bulkleys at or 
before the last of Jenewary Next & euery person neglecting 
to prouide his proportion of firewood acording to his right in 
the towne at the time Abouesaid thare shall be added to his 
Minesters Rate two shillings & six penc to the hundred : 
which shall be Gathered with ye Rest by the Colecterer — At 
the Same Meeting Daniell Clark was Chosen Brander this 
year — At the aforesd meeting the town granted unto Samell 
pellet the libertie to take up thirty akers of land by John ba- 
kers Deuision which is to be part of John Dayes hundred aker 
Deuision prouided John Day alow of it — further the town 
voated yt swine shall Go at large & no Damnag don by swine 
shall be recouerabell exsept it be don in fields that are fenced 
acording to law : 



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Joseph Wright hath By purchas of James mun all ye unde- 
uided Land Belonging to ye sd James mun in Colchester which 
belongs to a two hundred pound Right part of which is already 
Drawn for & is in number 3 ye Libertie of ye Comons ondly 
exsepted for which ye sd James mun hath Giuen a Deed Dated 
february ye lit. 1707-8: & acknoleged before Micaiell Tain- 
tor Justice of peac — entered february 24th: 1707-8. 

Joseph wright hath purchased of Daniell Clark all the un- 
deuided Land in Colchester Belonging to sd Daniell Clark for 
or to one hundred pound Right part of which is Already 
Drawn for and is in Number (blank, c. m. t.) the Libertie of 
the Comons ondly exsepted for which ye sd Daniell Clark hath 
Giuen a Deed Dated Nouembr loth: 1707 & acknoleged the 
same Day Before Micaiell Taintor Justice of peac. 

At a Legall town meeting held in Colechester Aprell 15 : 
1707 — the town voated to Repaire the meeting hows with 
floors & seats & galleries windows & sealing & pulpitt & De- 
con Skiner Joseph prat & Charles williams ware Chosen a 
Commitie to Carie on the work — further voated to sequester 
all the lands on the east side of the town from hebron bounds 
& lebanon bounds & to exstend southward to Norwich Road & 
the deep Reuer exsepting any that haue not taken up thair 
second Denision : Notwithstanding this voat haue liberty with- 
in these bounds also the chesnot hill neer the deepe brook is 
reserued from this sequestration all the Rest to Remain to be 
town Commons for euer to the present proprietors of Colches- 
ter & thair sucksesors — further at the Meeting aforesaid the 
town did sequester on the west side of the town from the north 
2nd of the long pond & Joyning on haddam bounds till it Com 
:o pine swomp brook & so Joyning on the brook till it Com to 
Jeremiahs Reuer & then to bound on hebron bounds till it 
Com to the aboue mentioned land only exsepting what is want- 
ug in Second Deuision land as abouesd — all the rest to Remaine 
own Comons for euer as abouesd — further the town Chose the 



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Reurend mr John bulkley & Micaiell Tantor to mannage the 
publick Conserns of the town at the Next generall Court at 
hartford. 

October 13 : 1707 was a lowne meeting held in Colchester 
l hen voated to Lay out the land that lyeth Joyning to lime 
bounds & haddam bounds & norwich bounds to be layd 80 
akers to a two hundred pownd right & 40 to a hundred pownd 
right : to each propriator acording as his name is fixed in the 
number: to ye Draught made in febrewary 7th: 170G-7 — at 
the same meeting voated & Granted to mr James Rogers the 
son of James Rogers of Newlondon to haue eighty akers of 
land in the Deuisions aboue to be layd out & to be in the 
Draught the number of 48 : Mr James Rogers abouesd Capt 
gilbert Joahn Chapman & John skiner ware chosen to lay out 
the Deuisions abouesd — further at the same meeting granted to 
Nathaniell lomis to haue a deuision of forty akers with the 
aboue deuisions & to be the last in Number — further granted 
to Capt gilbert the liberty to fenc the burieing yard it being two 
akers & to haue the grase as feed that is on it so longe as he 
mantains the fenc sun'scent. 

Decembr 25th: 1707 was a towne meeting & at ye same- 
Meeting Micaiell Taintor was chosen town Clerk : : ebenezar 
Coleman was chosen Constabell & Colecterer for this year in- 
suing & sworn — Townsmen Chosen Joseph wright Nathaniell 
Lomis & Micaiell Taintor senr — way wardens ware Chosen : 
namely John chapman & Josiah strong — fence vewers ware 
thomas brown Samuell kalogg william Roberds Juner & John 
waters Joseph chamberlin was chosen sealer of Leather — 
Micaiell Taintor was chosen sealer of waights & measurs — at 
the meeting aforesaid it was granted that mr bulkleys sallerey 
shold be this year fiuety pownds to be payd as mony in prouis- 
ion pay as it [is stated in the Country rate exsepting that euery 
hundred pound Right to pay Is — 6d in siluer mony : & for his 
fire wood to be prouided as it was the last year. 



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At a Legail town Meeting held in Colchester March 22d : 
1708 the town exsepted of the Return of the steering or Run- 
ing the Line dun by william Clark & John Spreagfor labanon: 
& John Skiner & Joseph prat for Colchester as thay haue 
marked out sd bounds betwene the sd towns & haue giuen it 
under thare hands in an instrument Dated aprell 25th: 1707: 
& that sd instrument shall be entered on Record — further at 
the same meeting it was voted that whereas the town street 
from the east Corner of Daniell Clarks lot to the North end of 
the town plat was formerly agred upon & layd out twelue Rods 
in bredth : that is shall be & Remain to be that bredth for euer 
— further it was voated that from the west Corner of Joseph 
Wrights lot which was formerly James taylers to the lane or 
highway that is betwixt Samull Lomises lot & Nathaniell Lo- 
mises lot the street to be nine Rods in bredth & from that out- 
lot southward to the end of the town plat or home lots to be 
twelue Rods & to remaine to be so for euer — & the outlet be- 
twixt Samuel <fe Nathaniell Lomises lots to be six Rods throu- 
ougt to the end of thair home lots & so to be for euer — at the 
meeting abouesaid it was voated that the Draught for lots Made 
febrewary 7th, 1706-7 should be 100 akers to a two hundred 
pownd Right & 50 to a hundred & the first in Number to take 
first & so sucksesiuely & after the first of may next all haue 
liberty alike. 

at a town meeting held in Colchester aprell the 9th : 1708 — 
the town granted to Capt. John leusston two hundred acers of 
Land on the hill west from peter masons hows on the acoumbt 
of a former grant of a lotment to our late gourner wintrup he 
said leunston paying all Rates that hath bin Raised in time 
past equall to a two hundred pownd Right & also for time to 
com to bare an equel charg acordingly & also to make present 
improument — at the meeting aforesd it was granted to those 
that do set up Iron works in the township of Colech ester one 
hundred & twenty akers of Land & a stream : on Condistion 
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that the iron works be set up within two full years from the 
date hearof. 

At a legall town meeting held in Colchester Aprell the 27th : 
1708 then voated to alow two penc for eury Ratell Snak that 
shall Be killed any time betwene this Date and ye Midell of 
may next & so to alow for those that haue bin killed thiss 
spring : & those that do kill any shall euedenc it to one of the 
townsmen : — further at the meeting aforesd the town Granted 
To mr. Richard Edwards one hundred & fiuety acers of Land 
he paying charges past & to com proportionall to other former 
grants — further at the same meeting the town granted to noah 
Wels two triangell pieces of land of about twelue acers Joyn- 
ing to his own land in Consideration that the Country Rhoad 
is layd out thro his land about one hundred & twenty Rods — 
■^-at the meeting aforesd the towne Voated to pay one penne a 
head for blackbirds that are killed from thiss time untill the 
last of September next — 

at A legall Town meeting held in Colchester June the 11th: 
1708 the towne voated to beuld a New meeting hows with all 
Conuenient speed the length to be forty foots & the bredth to 
be thirty & six foots with a slatt Roufe — further the town 
chose Samll Northam Decon Skiner Joseph wright Joseph 
Pratt & Nathaniell lomis a Comitie to Carie on the beulding 
& finishing the sd Meeting howse — further the town voated 
that thare shold be a Rate made to the sum of eighty pounds 
to carie on & defray ye charg & euery one may pa*y his part 
in work as he Can agre with the Comitie — at the meeting 
aforesd Joseph Pumery Joseph Wright & noah weles were 
•chosen listers for this yeare — further at the same meeting 
Samell Northam Decon Samell Lomis Joseph wright & ebene- 
zer Coleman were chosen & impowered by the town to sue or 
eject any person or persons that shall make any enteranc to 
improue any land within the township of Colchester without 
.liberty from the towne. 



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at a town meeting held in Colchester Aust the 30: 1709: 
the town voated that the eighty pownds aboue mentioned with 
that which the generall Court gaue us last October shold be 
raysed by the next list of estats now in this year 1709 — fur- 
ther the town voated forthwith to raise eighteen penc mony on 
a hundred pownd right : for the Carieng on our law suets — 
ebenezer Coleman & Joseph Dewey ware Chosen Colectorers 
for the gathering sd rate — 

at a town meeting held in Colchester Jenewary ye 15: 
1710 = 11 the towne voated to null & make voyd the aboue 
Record to John hopson as not being orderly dun — further 
voated that wheras John hopson & ebenezer Skiner had a grant 
of flue acres apeac of meadow in the north meadow the grant 
not to be found the town now grant the same to them — 

at a legall town meeting held in Colchester Decembr ye 31 : 
1711 — Micaiell Taintor was chosen town clerk for the year 
insewing — townsmen chosen ware Decon Lomis Joseph wright 
& Micaiell Taintor — Constables Chosen ware Nathaniell Foot 
serg Joseph pratt — Colecterers ware Nathall Kelloog & Jo- 
siah geilet Junr — Listers Chosen ware ensigne wyat Samuell 
Pellet & Josiah Gates — way wardens or surueyers ware Dan- 
iell Clark Senr Nathaniell Lomis & James brown ebenezer 
Dibell & william Roberds Junr — fenc vewers ware Jonathan 
Kellogg Josiah phelps — peramelators ware Joseph wright John 
Skiner & sergt Rowlee which sd Joseph wright Sergnt Rowlee 
& John Skiner are apoynted a Comitte to setell the bownds 
betwene Colchester & Middelltown & haddam : & if any one 
of the aboue named Comittie faill the attendanc of that seruice 
Samuell pellet is chosen to attend that work in the Room of 
him that fails — at the meeting aforesaid the towne voated & 
granted to the Reuerant Mr bulkley for his salery the year now 
past the sum of fiuety & fiue pownd in mony or wheat at 4s 
pr bushell Indian Corn at 2s pr bushell — & merchantab : pork 
at 2^d pr pownd — at the meeting aforesaid the towne granted 



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to James brown Nathanill gilbert — Isaac Rowlee & Benja- 
min fox the liberty of setting up a Sawmill on the long meadow 
brook & to haue the liberty of that stream so long as they 
maintain a sawmill thare in good repaire prouided it be no 
prejudis to any perticqlor person — further the town granted to 
James treadway thre acers of land Joyning or neare to his 
own land to be layd out at the discrestion of the towne sur- 
uaier — further at the meeting aforesaid the town voated to ad 
fiue pownds to the fiuety & fiue pownds aboue granted to mr 
bulkley for his salery the yeare past — 

at a town meeting held in Colchester March the 4th : 1712 
— the towne granted to the Reuerant mr bulkley sixty & five 
pownds as mony for his sallery this yeare he finding himself 
firewood — further the towne voated to add to mr bulkleys 
salery yearly for the next fiue years after the first Day of Jen- 
ewary next from the aboue Date eigt pownds as mony on the 
Consideration that he find himself fire wood the sd fiue years : 
& Continue in the work of the minestry amongst vs — at the 
meetinge aforesaid the towne voated to be at equall Chrg with 
midell towne to hire the County Surueyer to setell the bounds 
betwixt midelltowne & Colchester — at the same meeting the 
towne granted unto Robert Ransom to take up about half an 
acre of land for Conuenience of beulding : he leaueing out so 
much of his own land to the comons — 

"July the 12th : 1705" At a legall towne meetinge in Col- 
chester was granted unto Charels hill eighty akers of land for & 
on the a count of his being partner with John stebins & Danell 
stebins & the rest of those that agreed with the towne & gaue up 
to the town thair Claime : twenty acers of which was for his 
home lott — at the meetinge aforesaid granted unto John stebins 
sixty akers of upland at the north end of the long pond by the 
Coue that runs into the pond : which is to make him equall to 
the rest of the proprietors of Colchester in thair last dragft of 
lots : at the meeting aforesaid Joseph pomery & thomas day were 



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chosen to lay out conuenient high ways to ye mill and an out- 
let or high way ouer the mill brook west : at the meeting afore- 
said granted to Isreall Wiatt all 'the land that lyeth on the 
north side of the Cart path that goeth ouer the mill brook into 
Micaiell Taintors deuision the town reseruing the land of the 
millpond & the round hill by the mill on the east side & also 
conuenient highways to the mill & ouer the brook & up on to 
ye hill westward — At the meeting afore sayd was further 
granted unto John stebins twenty akers to be aded & Joyned 
to the sixty akers of land aboue mentioned : which said twenty 
akers is granted to make up what he wants to make up his 
meadow ten akers for which said stebins declared himself fully 
satisfied — 

At a town meeting held in Colchester Decembr 30: 1705— • 
Micaiell Taintor senr was chosen town Clerk for the yeare in- 
suing: & John addams senr was Chosen Constab. for the year 
insuinge & sworn — selectmen chosen serjent rowlee Joseph 
Chamberlin John Skiner — fence vewers benjamin Skiner Jona- 
than Northam — way wardens Noah Coleman ebenezer kelogg 
— At the meetinge Aforesaid it was voated & declared that 
Moses Rowlee hath forntted his lotments in Colchester to the 
towne — At the meetinge aforesaid the towne voated to grant 
to the Reuerent Mr bulkley 50 pownds in Mony or prouision 
as mony for the year past for his sallery : & that euery person 
that hath a two hundred pownd right to bringe Mr bulkley one 
Cord of fire wood & one hundred pownd right to bring half a 
Cord — All to be brought at or before the last of Jenewary 
next ; & whomsoeuer shall neglect to do it by that time there 
shall be added to his minesters rate two shillings & six pence 
to the hundred which the Colecteror shall gather with the rest 
— At the meetinge aforesaid Joseph Wright & Joseph pratt 
ware Chosen to run the bownds betwene labanon & us & also 
betwene haddum & us — At the meeting aforesaid it was voated 
to reserue a serteine track of land lyinge on the west side of 
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newlondon old road lyinge by the side of an alder swomp & 
not to grant it to any person escept it be to the owners of the 
sawmill: from this time untill the last of march next : — At 
the meeting mentioned on the other side it was granted unto 
Richard Carrier to take up his first Deuision of upland of 
sixty akers * * * further granted unto John Clothyer ten 
akers of land * * * further John skiner was Chosen to lay 
out lands for this yeare — further granted unto Joseph dewey 
his first diuision of upland * * * At the Meeting aforesaid 
granted unto thomas brown aboute one aker of land at the 
reare of his home lot on the south side of the governers brook : 
further [granted unto samull Northam about ten acers of 
upland on each side of a spreng of meadow at the long 
meadow * * * 

At a towne meeting held in Colchester Jenewary 11th: 
1705-6 the acoumt which Joseph pumery gaue in of townes 
debt & Credebt for euery perticqler man was exsepted erours 
ondly exsepted — at the meetinge aforesaid it was granted to 
euen Jones the liberty to take up thirty akers of upland on the 
south side of the sixty akers which John addamss sold to mr 
bulkley — at the meetinge aforesaid the towne remitted the for- 
fitture of Moses rowlees lott : At the meeting aforesaid eben- 
ezer Dibell & William roberd ware Chosen ho wards : : or to 
impownd all hogs which are not ringed & yoaked — the town 
voated to make a rate to defray the town charges — at the meet- 
inge aforesaid the town voated to grant unto the owners of the 
saw mill that thay should haue the two hundred pownd right 
which was Condistionally granted the 3d Day of September 
last — further at the same meeting ebenezer Dibell was Chosen 
Constabell for this yeare — 

At a Town meetinge held in Colchester Jenewary the 24th : 
1705 it was voated to sequester all the lands at the west end 
of the home lotts that are on the west side of the street be- 
twene the said home lots & the first deuision of vplands : we 



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say we do sequester it to be & remain to be Town Commons 
for euer all former grants ondly exsepted : further at the same 
ineetinge the town did also sequester all the lands suthward 
from Clemenc kithophels home lott To the Gourners brook & 
so down to the long meadow : to samull Gilberts first deuision 
& so to go along by the froont of those teer of lots northwardly 
untill it Com to a path Called browns path & so by that path 
unto the said Cithophels lot againe — further granted unto Joshua 
wheeler to make up what he wants in his home lott to be 
equall with other men in upland two akers for one — further 
what he wants in Meadow by the same Rule — 

At the Meetinge Mentioned .on the other side the towne 
granted unto Joseph wright thirty akers of land eastward if it 
be to be found which is to be part of his hundred aker Deuis- 
ion : which is granted on Condistion that he bringe his brother 
Jonathan to Com & settell in this towne : At the Meetinge 
aforesd the towne granted unto John Chapman one hundred 
pownd lottment & fowr pounds in Mony on Condistion that he 
said chapman giue up to the town his Dwellinge hows in Col- 
chester which stands on his home lott that Joyns to Nathaniel I 
kaloggs lott south | To giue it vp to the towne at or before the 
first of may next — the town voated that said hows shall be 
Drawn to the place that the Town agreeth on : on the hill 
neere mr bulkeys — at the meetinge aforesaid the town granted 
unto euen Jones fiuety Akers of land to be taken up on the 
southwest side of mr bulkleys It Deuision : he relinquishing 
his former grants = at the meeting aforesaid it was voated that 
those persons that payd flue pownds to the hundred pownd lot- 
ment at their first enteranc : shall now be abated the one half 
of thair towne rate that was published this Day prouidcd thay 
pay the other half quiatly. 

At a Towne meetinge held in Colchester March the 20th : 
1705-6 The Town voated to beuld a meeting hows of forty 
foots square prouided that thare be mony giuen enouf to procure 



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the nailes & Glass — further the towne chose a Committie to 
Carie on the beuldinge the scl hows namely Serget Rowlee De- 
con skiner Johon Skiner Joseph chamberlin Thomas Browne 
— farther the town voated to be at the charge with our Neigh- 
bour Townes to hire the County surveyr to run the bounds be- 
twene ns & them : at the meeting aforesd it was Granted unto 
the owners of the Sawmill lijbertie to take up fiuety akers of 
land at the place mentioned to be reserued for them at a town 
meeting Decembr 30 1705. 

A towne meting held in Colchester Decembr 31: 1712 
Micaiell Taintor was Chosen town Clerk — Select men chosen 
ware Capt Gilbert Left Wiat & mr Daniell Clark — Constables 
— Nathaniell foot & John hopson — lesters, ware John biglo Noah 
Wels & Jonathan Gillet — inspecters Joseph pumery & Jo- 
seph chamberlin — grand Jurymen, Samuell North am & Joseph 
pumery — Colecterers to Gather the minesters Rate ware Wil- 
liam Roberds Junr & Medad pumery & Josiah Gates — way 
wardens thomas Day senr Nathaniell Lomis & benjemin fox 
& benjamin Graues & moses Rowlee — fenc vewers Richard 
church & Jonathan Northam — Sealers of Leather chosen ware 
Decon Lomis & thomas Day — Noah Weles was chosen brand- 
er — at the meeting aforesaid the towne voated & granted to 
the reuerent mr bulkley for his salery for this yeare insuing 
sixty pownds as mony — further the town voted to add eight 
pownds to mr bulkleys salery for the year now past which sd 
eight pownds is to pay for his fire wood for the year Insewing : 
further ensine Skiner Nathaniell kellogg & Sergt ebenezer 
dible ware chosen to lay out Conuenient highwaise. 

Jenewary the 15th 1710 : ll=was a legall town meeting 
held in Colchester — the town voated to grant to Joseph prat 
to chang or throw up part of his Deuision on the hill viz : that 
as lyeth beyond the gutter Called stony guter & to take up so 
much at the cast end of his deuision : further the town chose left 



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Wells Samull Northam Samull Lomis John Skiner & Decon 
skiner to lay out high wais Whare thay are wanting in all 
parts of the town as also to inspect those that are already layd 
that thay may not be intruded into & make return to the town 
—further voated & granted to the present owners of the saw 
mill the Streame that Joseph pumery turned to sd Sawmill So 
long as the sd owners maintain sd mill — further at the same 
meeting was granted to charels williams John skiner Jonathan 
Northam Nathaniell foot Liberty to set up a saw mill on pine 
swamp brook & also liberty of half an acre on each side of the 
sd brook to lay lodgs (logs, c. M. t.) & also liberty to take in 
2 or thre acrs for a pasture & liberty of damme & to bueld sd 
mill within one year & half from this Date & to haue the use 
of the streame & land no longer then thay keep a saw mill 
thare : but the land & stream to remain to the town — further 
granted to Joseph pepone about flue & twenty Rods of land for 
to beueld upon : further at the same meeting granted unto Dan- 
iell Clark senr one hundred Acrs of land to take up the same 
out & Clear from any and all the land that is sequestered for 
town Comons : & also to defend it on his own charg from any 
person or persons that may or shall lay claim thereunto: 
whearas Richard church hath taken up thre acres of Comons 
Joyning to that land which he bought of Samll Northam : the 
town granted sd church sd thre acres of land on condistion that 
he sd church throw up thre acrs out of his home lot to the Comons 
in lew of it— further granted to Samul Spencer half an acre of 
land neare his hows for a gardin plot to be taken up out of the 
high way about fiue or six Rods from his hows betwene two 
ledges of Rocks. 

at the meting mentioned on the other side the town Consid- 
ering that Capt John prentice hath bought seauenty acres of 
land of John arnall & part of it is out of Stubineses claime or 
bounds the town now grant to sd prentice that if the line be- 
twixt hadam & Colchester tak in sd seauenty acres of land to 



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hadam bounds that so much of it as is out of stebenses bounds 
or Comprehended in sd stebenses deed sd prentice shall haue 
liberty to take up in another place. 

March 3d 1703 layd out for Andrew Carrier his first deuis- 
ion of upland lyinge on the north side of the mill Brook. * * 

Nouember 6th : 1703 layd out for Andrew Carrier a home 
lott Lyinge on ye south side of Joseph pumerys shepiantups 
lott. 

December 28th : 1708. at a legall Town meeting held in 
Colchester Micaiell Tantor was Chosen town Clerk — Select 
men Chosen ware Joseph Wright Nathaniell Lomis Micaiell 
Taintor Sen — Joseph Dewey was chosen Constabell — Thomas 
brown & ebenezer Skiner ware chosen Colecterers to gather 
the Minesters' & town Rates this yeare : listers Chosen ware 
Joseph prat Nathaniell foot Micaiell Taintor Junr — listers 
sworn aprell 2d 1709 — Way wardens Chosen ware leftent 
Weles Josiah strong ebenezer Coleman — fenc vewers, Chosen 
ware John Adames Jvr Clemenc kithophell Noah Coleman & 
benjamin Skiner — Daniell Clark was chosen pownd-keeper — 
further voated to grant ye Reuerant mr Bulkley for his salery 
this yeare fiuety pownds in prouisionas mony : : further voated 
that from this time the setting up a paper wherein is signified 
the time when ye Select Men apoynt a town Meeting we say 
that the seting up sd paper of notice on the meeting hows ten 
days before such meeting shall be acounted sufiscient notice — 
at the foresaid meeting the town voated to set the New meet- 
ing howss at one of the two places hearafter mentioned viz : 
the one on the hill by the old one the other ond near the Cor- 
ner of mr Rights lot that was James taylers — further at the 
same meeting voated to levey a rate of one pownd & half of 
flax or ninepenc in mony to one hvndred pownd Right & so 
proportionably to be payd at or before the last of Jenewwary 
next : to be paid to ye present Colecterers for the use of the 
Comittie chosen to defend the towne in a cours of law which is 



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already cominced in sundry actions : further at the same Meet- 
ing it was voated that swine to run at large without rings & 
yoaks for the year insueing — further voated to hire Thomas 
brown to keep schoole two or thre Moonth : '& to pay him 
twenty & fowr shillings pr Moonth as mony to be payd the one 
half out of the Country Rate & the other half to be payd by 
the parenc of the Scholers. 

At a legal! town meeting held in Colchester Jenewary ye 
14th: 1708-9 it was voated that the bownds betwixt lime & 
Colchester shall be & is now exsepted to be acording to the line 
Run by mr John plumb : further voated that ondly fowr akers 
shall be acounted home lot land & that is now stated both for 
the town plat & for the farmers that liaue buelt or shall hear- 
after beuld out of the town — further at the same meeting 
voated & exsepted of the line Run by Capt prentice august 
26th : 1708 betwixt Newlondon & Colchester & that it shall be 
recorded — further at the meeting aforesaid the town voated to 
set the New meeting hows near the Corner of mr Rights lot 
which he bought of James tayler. 

at a legall town meeting held in Colchester febrewary the 
26th: 1710=11 the town Considering of the grant made to 
Joseph Dewey in Nouembr the 4th : 1706 of a lotment Called 
one hundred pownd Right which was Condistionally granted 
that is to say to beuld a fulling mill & also to settell an inhabit- 
ant on said lot &c & sd Dewey hath not performed the sd Con- 
distions the town now do Release or remit unto said Joseph 
Dewey the former Condistions of sd grant prouided that sd 
Dewey Do pay to the town ten pownds in Currant mony be- 
sides the ten pownds which he hath formerly payd or was to 
pay he giueing bill to the select men in behalf of the towne to 
pay eight pownds of sd ten at or before the 10th of may next 
from this Date & forty shillings within one year from this Date 
& further to giue bond to the select men to the sum of twenty 
pownds to repaier said fulling mill betwene this & the first of 



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may next & to keepe sd mill in good repaire fiue yeare next 
insuing may next aforesaid : & also to full cloth well workman 
like & as cheap as any other mill in the Colony — Joseph Dewey 
hath cleared the aboue obligation. 

at a legall town Meeting held in Colchester October the It : 
1711 — the town Considering the great nesessety of a schole 
haue Chosen a Comitie to manage that afaire to finish the frame 
of a howse that Capt gilbert hath set up which stands neare 
the meeting hows : Capt gilbert haueing giuen the sd frame to 
the town : with the stones that are thare reseruing the chamber 
to himself which he the sd Capt Gilbert is to finish on his own 
charg : also sd gilbert shall haue Liberty to make use of said 
hows on sabath days : Capt Gilbert John Chapman sener Na- 
thaniell Lomis Nathaniell kellogg ware chosen for the Comitie 
to manage the afaire abouesd & also to hire a schoolmaster as 
spedy as thay Can Conueniently for this winter — at the meet- 
ing abouesaid the town granted unto William Roberds Junr 
twenty & one acres of Land as it Lyeth Joyninge to the land 
which he sd Roberts bought of Joseph Dewey on the south & 
Comon or undeuided Land North west on the high way : east 
to run one hundred & sixty rods he the said Roberds paying 
twelue pownds in mony to the townsmen for the use of the 
town — at the meeting aforesaid the town granted unto Nathan- 
iell foot the improuemt of the town hoome lot that lyeth Joyn- 
ing to Josiah foots home lot so long as thay do not se cause to 
improue it other waise — further the town Chose Sergt prat & 
Nathaniell kellog to lay out a high way for a Country way or 
Rhoad from the north end of the town unto Jeremiahs reuer & 
make return to the towne. 

Artecles of Agrement Betwen John Stubins & Daniell Stu- 
bins & Charles hill & Samul waler & Joshua hemsted & Joshua 
wheler as Comoners in a tract of Land in the Township of 
Colchester as thay alegg : the one partie & the Comittie for 
Colchester wth The Inhabetants of ye same Colchester the 



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other partie which is as followeth (viz) lrst all yt tract of land 
ytye abouesd partie (viz) John Stubins Daniell Stubins Joshua 
hemsted Samuel waler & Joshua wheler : Do hearby guie & 
throw up all ye Right & title yt thay haue in ye abouesd tract 
of Land yt is to say all & euery part of all the land thay the 
abouesaid persons (viz) the aforenamed partie hath a good 
Right & a lawfull title unto, in Consideration of which the Co- 
mitt ie Abouesd for Colchester with the Inhabetants Doth agree 
yt ye sd partie shall haue such a Nomber of home lots acord- 
ing to thair proportion : of land within ye Township Contain- 
ing By Estemation about ye quantetie of Eight Miles Square, 
yt is eight Mile euery way & also an equall proportion acord- 
ing to the Nomber of home lots In the whole township : which 
shall Be cleuided acording to Such Rules already Agreed upon. 
& such as thall Be agreed upon. Thay Now faling in with vs 
for the promoting of the town : & Carieing on town afairs & 
thay are to be freed from Purchasing any other Land within ye 
township of Colchester exsepting yt tract of Land thay haue a 
good & lawfull title unto : & ye one half of thair home lots 
With the other Deuisions wch shall be aloted to them shall be 
free from charges (viz) town charges for seauen years from this 
Date : untill such time as thay shall sell all or a part or setell 
Inhabetants on sd Land: & the other half forthwith To Be 
setled & bare & pay equall proportion of town charges with the 
Rest . of the Inhabetants . which Charges shall Be Raised or 
leuyed as thay shall Put Inhabetants there . yt is to say for that 
part or half whare there is Liberty for the seauen years aboue- 
said : & we the abouesd parties haue Agreed as abouesd as 
witnes our hands this 21t Day of Nouembr : ano : Dom — one 
thousand Seauen hundred & one — In the presents of these Wit- 
neses Jonathan hill Shubaiell Rowlee — (Signed) 

John Stubins Daniell Stubins d his Mark Charles hill Sam- 
uell Waller Joshua hemsted Joshua Wheler — 

John Eliot Samuell Northam Nathaniell foot Micaiell Tain- 
tor Comittie for Colchester. 
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To All Christian people to whome these presents shall Com : 
Micaiell Taintor John Skiner and John Bulkley send greeting : 
whearas ye proprieters of ye town of Colchester in ye county 
of hartford in ye colony of Conetecut Did at a meeting October 
the 23d: 1717 : voate & agree to Releas unto ye Reuerand mr 
peter thacher of milton in ye County of sufolk in ye prouinc of the 
masachusets bay in N: england : all thair Right title & Intrest 
in & to a certain tract of Land : included in his Claime within 
the said township of Colchester obtained by a deed from capt 
mason : & whearas ye sd proprietors Did at ye meeting aforesd 
chuse & apoynt us ye abouementioned Micaiell Taintor John 
skiner & John bulkey in thair name & behalf to giue a deed of 
Releas of sd Land unto the sd peter thacher therefore know ye 
yt we the said Micaiell Taintor Jno skiner & John bulkley for 
& in Consideration of ye sum of twenty & fiue ponnds in hand 
well & truly paid before the ensealing & Deliuery of these 
presents : ye Receipt wherof to full satisfaction we do hearby 
acknoleg haue giuen granted bargained sold aliened Remited & 
released quited claime & confirmed & by these presents Do 
fully freely clearly & absolutely giue grant bargain sell alien 
enfeoff Remise Release quit claim & confirm unto ye said mr 
peter thacher in his full quiat & peacable posestion & siezuer 
now being & to his heirs and asigns for euer all ye estate Right 
title Intrest share posestion proportion Inheretance property 
Reuertion Remainder claim & demand wt soeuer : which we ye 
sd Micaiell Taintor Jno bulkley & Jno skiner & ye proprioters 
of ye township of Colchester euer had now haue or wch we or 
thay or our or thair heigrs & asines in time to Com : can may 
might should or in any wise ought to haue or claim of in & to 
ye tract of Land abouesaid which is butted & bounded as fol- 
loweth (viz) begining at a mapell tree near the pond & runing 
from thenc westerly to a white oak tre standing about twenty 
Rods southerly of n : london old Rhoad : & from thenc Runing 
northeasterly to labanon line & from thenc Runing to norwich 



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southwest line & from thenc to the mapele tre aforesd. with all 
ye preueleges Comoditise hereditements emoloments & apurte- 
nances wtsouer thareof or thareunto belonging to haue & to 
hold All & singuler ye aboue granted & Released premeses 
with ye appurtenances & euery part & parcell thareof unto ye 
sd mr peter thacher & to his heigrs & asigns for euer to his & 
thair own sole & proper benefit & Behouf from hencforth & for 
euer more peacably & quiatly without any maner of Reclaim 
chaling contradiction of us Micaiell Taintor John skiner John 
bulkley or any of ye proprioters of Colchester aforesaid our & 
thair heirs or asigns & without any acoumlt Reckoning or areer 
tharefor : to be guien Rendered or Don in time to Com to us 
or them so yt neighther we the sd Micaiell Taintor Jno skiner 
Jno bulkley nor any of ye proprioters of Colchester aforesd our 
or thair heirs or asigns or any other person or persons : for us 
or them or in our names Right or stead shall or will by any 
wais or means hearafter haue, claim, chaling, demand any estat 
Right title Intrest of in & to ye premeses or any part or parcell 
tharof but of & from all euery action of Right estate Right title 
Intrest claim & Demand of in & to ye premeses & euery part 
& parcell tharof we & thay & euery of ym shall be uterly ex- 
cluded & Debared by these presents : in witnes wharof we haue 
set hearunto our hands & seals this twenty-third day of October 
one thousand seauen hundred & seauenteen : 

Wheras ms Elizabeth willson of hartford, Claiming Vnder 
ebenezer Colman : who is one of the proprioters abouemen- 
tioned : hath a certain tract of Land Included Within the 
abouementioned Release : Containing about eighty acres : & 
she Not haueing thrown up the same : It is to be understood 
thai we ye aboue mentioned Micaiell Taintor John skiner & 
Jno bulkley Do exsept ye sd grant & Do not by these Frisents 
Releas ye same to ye aboue mentioned mr thacher : 

Micaiell Taintor. 

John Bulkley. 

John Skiner. 



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Memorandum yt on ye 7th Day of Janewary : 1717=18 : 

Micaiell Taintor within named personally apeared before me 

ye subscriber one of his Majests Justices of ye peace for the 

County of hartford & frely acknoleged ye within Instrumt to 

be his volentary act & Deed : 

Joshua Ripley. 

mr Jno Bulkley & Jno: Skiner within Named personally 
appeared in Colchester ye day & year within written & acknol- 
eged the within written Instrument to be thair fre & volentary 
act & Deed Before me Micaiell Taintor, 

Justice of peace. 

Recorded Janey : 7th 1717=18. 

" To All Christian Peopell to whome these shall Com Greet- 
ing Whearas the inhabetants of the town of Colechester In the 
Countie of Newlondon in her Majesties Colonie of Conetecot 
In Newengland in Americia haveing formerly invited ye rev- 
rant Mr John Bulkley Junr to Com settell & labor in ye work 
of ye Minestry of the Gospell among them & for his Incor- 
agement so to do haueing layd out & exspended a Considera- 
bell Charg towards The beulding an hows for him on his own 
land in the sd town : That is to say ye frameing raising & Cou- 
ering the hows Makeing a Seller under it & beulding the chim- 
nies &c : & ye sd John bulkley hath Acordingly Com & settled 
& now for ye space of som years past Labored in the work of 
the ministry of ye gospell as aforesd among them : In Consider- 
ation hearof the inhabetants of the sd town haue on ye 26th 
Day of June last past unanemusly agreed & pased an act 
whearby thay haue frely Giuen ye whole exspence & charg 
laid out by them on ye sd hows to ye sd John bulkely & to his 
heirgrs & Asignes for euer & also haue Nomenated & apoynted 
& Authorize vs Joseph chamberlin shubaiell Rowlee & John 
skiner inhabetants & for the present year select Men for the 
sd town in thair name & behalf to make a deed for ye Confirm- 
ation of ye sd gift to ye sd John bulkley as by ye regester of 



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ye town May More fully Apear — Now know ye yt we ye sd 
Joseph Chamberlin shubaiell Rowlee & John skiner inhabe- 
tants & for this present Select men of the town Aforesaid haue 
Acording to ye trust reposed in us & Authoritie giuen to us as 
aforesd in ye name & behalf of all ye inhabetants of the town 
aforesaid & for them thair heigrs executors & adminestrators & 
sucksesors frely Giuen Granted & pased ouer & do by these 
presence frely Giue grant & pass ouer all ye exspence & Charg 
laid out by them & euery of them upon the hows aforesaid & 
the hows thereby so far erected & Acomplished : unto ye sd 
John bulkly & to his heigrs & asigns for euer to haue & to hold 
the same to him ye sd John bulkley & to his heigrs & Asignes 
to his & thair own propper use & behoof for euer & for ye full 
Confirmation hearof we ye Aboue Named select men do by 
these presence Covinent & promice to & with ye sd John bulk- 
ley that we haue Good Right & lawfull Athoritie in & for ye 
premeses & yt therefore he ye sd John bulkley & his heigrs & 
asigns shall haue & hold the sd hows to him them & euery of 
them & to his & thair own proper use & behoof from ye day 
of ye Date hearof foreuer without any claime demand or other 
molestation or disturbance of or from any of ye inhabetants of 
ye Town aforesd or of or from any of them thair heigrs exec- 
utors or adminestrators or sucksesors or any other person or 
persons claiming by from or under them or any of them on ye 
acounbt of ye premeses or any part or parsell thareof for euer 
& all & euery ye inhabetentc Aforesd & thair heigrs executors 
adminestrators Asignes & sucksesors shall & will at all times 
allow warrant & defend the same — In testimony whareof we 
haue set to our names & affixed our seals in Colechester aforesd 
on ye 28 of October : anno Domi 1706. 

shobiaell rowlee 
Joseph chamberlin. 
John Skiner. 
Witnes Jonathan Gillet. 

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The Aboue Named Sliubaiell Rowlee Joseph charaberlin & 
John Skiner personally Appeared this 28th of octobr 1706 & 
acknoliged the aboue written instrument To be thair own fre 
& volentary act & deed Before Me • 

MlCAIELL TAINTOR 

her Majesties Justice of ye peace for Colechester. 

" To all Christian peopell to whome these shall Com greet- 
ing know yee that I william shipman of Colechester in the 
Colonie of Conettecott in newengland in Consideration of the 
sum of iiueteene pownds in mony to me already secured as also 
for Diuers other good Causes mouinge Me thereunto haue bar- 
gained sold alleinated & do by These presenc Make ouer unto 
timothy phelps son of Capt Timothy phelps of Windsor in the 
County of hartford in the Colonie Aforesaid : one thousand 
acor right in a sertain track or parsell of land which was Giuen 
by the Indian Called Joshua unto sundry persons in the town 
of saybrook & Confirmed by the generall Court unto those 
persons : & those legatees in Joshuas will of saybrook afore- 
said haueing proseded in laying out som of those lands in order 
to settell a towne there : I the aforesaid william shipman haue- 
ing a thre thousand acer right in the aforesaid lands haue thre 
home lots layd out to me thare : one of the said home lots a9 
it lieth on the east side of the street of the Town plot & is in 
bredth forty & thre rods : the length & whose land it Joyns to 
on the sides May be more perticqlerly seene in the Map or 
draught of the proseedings of the legatees aforesaid I the 
Aforesaid William Shipman haue sold unto timothy phelps 
aforesaid as also one thousand acer right belonging to said home 
lott — furthermore I the said william shipman do Asert my 
Right & titell & intrest in the land aforesaid & do hearby 
Confirm unto timothy phelps aforesaid his heigrs executors 
Adminestrators or asigns the home lott of forty & thre rods 
wide & lying on the east side of the street as aforesaid : & the 
-one thousand Acer right aforesaid — & I do Athorise the 



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Aforesaid timothy phelps his heigrs or Asigns to take posestion 
of the homelott Aforesaid : & also to take all other deuisions of 
land helonging to A thousand Acer Right as they shall fall & 
I do inuest him or them with all the preueliges & Apurtenan- 
ces belonging to a thousand acer right as much as I myself 
Could hauc : & to act in all Matters in deuiding of lands & in 
settelment of the plantation as I Could do in a thousand Acer 
right — furthermore I the Aforesaid william shipman do bind 
My self My heigrs exseckotors Adminestrators to secure unto 
timothy phelps his heigrs exseckotors Adminestrators or Asigns 
the thousand acer right Aforesaid from any other gift grant 
Morgage dowrie thirds or any incumberanc of law whatsoeuer 
for the Confirmation of the premeses I the aforesaid William 
Shipman do sett to my hand & seal this tenth day of Aprell 
one thousand seauen hundred & fine. 

Signed sealed in the presenc of us Micaiell Taintor Thomas 
Inghamk. 

his 

William W Shipman. 

Mark 

William Shipman personally appeared this tenth day of 
Aprell one thousand seauen hundred & fiue & acknoliged the 
aboue written Instrument To be his own volentary act & deed 
before Me 

Micaiell Taintor Justice of Peace." 

"1701 Samuell Loniis hath granted a home Lott & Layd 
out in bredth 21 rods: in Length one hundred & sixty rods: 
bounded south on John Skincrs home lott west & North on 
highwais east on the Comons — further Granted to Samuell 
Loomis meadow swomp & upland in the lew of meadow seauen- 
teene akeres bounded north on Joseph pumeries land east on 
the Commons south on land of shubaiell Rowlees west on the 
lots in stebins his meadow also sixty akers of vpland Called 



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first devision land laid out on the hill Called Carriers hill 
bounded north on Land of John Skiners south on land of John 
Addams senr east & west on the Commons " — 

" May 1702 granted & layd out unto Thomas Skiner a home , 
lot in length one hundred & sixty Rods in bredth 21 rods 
bounded east by the street North by John waters his home lot 
west on the Comons — further thomas skiner hath granted & 
layd out for his first Deuision sixty Akers Joyning to Micaiell 
Tantors land on the southeast side on the east side of the littell 
Meadow bounded It by a run of water by Micaiell Taintors 
land so runeth westerly by sd tantor & the high way one hun- 
dred & thirty & eight Rods to bounds set by the highway * * 

To all people to whome these presenc shall Com Joseph 
Chamberlin of the Towne of Coleehester in the Countie of 
hartford in har Majesties Colonie of Conettecot in New eng- 
land sendeth greeting know ye that the sd Joseph Chamber- 
lin for & in Consideration of the sum of nineteen pownds Cur- 
rant Mony well & truly payd or legally secuerd to be payd 
from samuell dickerson of the town of hadley in the Countie 
of hamshier in har Majesties prouince of the Masachusets in 
Newengland aforsd * * * * & lastly that he the said Joseph 
Chamberlin & his heigrs shall & will at the reasonabel request 
& at the propper Cost & Charges in the law of him the said 
Samuell dickerson his heigrs & assignes from time to time 
make due perform or execute or Cause to be made don per- 
formed & executed all & euery such further grants acts & as- 
6uerences in the law for the further better & more perfect insu- 
ering & suer makeing of the sd before bargained land & prem- 
eses unto the said Samuell dickerson his heigrs & assigns for 
euer acording to the true intent & Meaning of these presence 
as by the sd Samuell Dickerson his heigrs or asignes or his or 
thair Counsell larned in the law shall reasonabelly be deuised 
aduised & requiered in testimony whareof the sd Joseph 
Chamberlin hath hearunto set to his hand & seal this ninth 



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day of aprcll in the eighth year of the Reign of our souerran 
Lady arm : of england Scotland franc '& Ierland Queen &c — 
Anoqua Domini 1709. Joseph Chamberlin 

Signed sealed in the presence of vs witneses John Day Jo- 
seph pratt. 

Colchester aprell the ninth in the eighth year of liar Majes- 
ties reigne Anaqua Domini 1709 the aboue named Joseph 
Chamberlin personally appeared before me the subscriber liar 
Majesties Justic of the peac for the County of hartford & ack- 
noliged the aboue written instrument to be his volentary act & 
Deed. Micaiell Taintor Justice peac." 

To All Christian People to whome these presents Shall Com 
greeting know yee that I Micaiell Taintor of the towne of 
Colchester in the County of hartford within her Majests Col- 
ony of Conettecot in Newengland in Consideration of thirty & 
fiue pownds Curent mony to me well & truly paid by Ms abi- 
gaiel Lord Widow of the town of hartford of the County & 
Colony aforesd tharwith I do acknolig my self fully Satisfied 
& Contented & by these presents Do exonerate acquitt & dis- 
charge ye Sd abigaillLord herheigrs executors, adminestrs for 
euer by these presents I ye sd Micaiell Taintor with ye fre 
Consent of my wife mabell Taintor haue giuen granted bar- 
gained Sold aliened Conueyed & Confirmed & by these pres- 
ents Do fully frely & absolutely giue Grant bargain Sell 
Conuey & Confirm unto her heigrs & assines foreuer one tract 
of Land Situat Lying & being in ye township of Colchester 
aforesd & south easterly of a pond Called the Long pond which 
said Land is Called my third Deuision & is laid out on ye west 
side of Lime Rhoad bounded as fblloweth : (viz) north by land 
of Joshua Whelers South with land Layd out to Isreal Wiat 
Now belonging to ye said abigaill Lord easterly with undeui- 
ded Land west With ye Brook that Corns out of ye aforesaid 
pond the length east & west is one hundred & sixty Rods the 



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bredth north & south is one hundred Rods being in estemation 
one hundred acres be ye same more or Less to haue & to hold 
the said granted premises preueliges Comodities to ye same 
belonging or any waise appertaining to her the said abigaill 
Lord her heigrs executors adminestratrs & assignes for euer to 
her & their own proper benefit use & behouf for euer & I ye 
sd Micaiell Taintor for me my heigrs executors adminestratrs 
Do Couenant promice & grant to & with ye sd abigaiell Lord 
her heigrs & assines yt before & at ye time of ye ensealing & 
deliuery of these presents I am ye tru sole & lawfull owner 
of ye aboue bargained premeses & am Lawfully siezed & pos- 
essed of ye same in mine own proper Right as a good perfect 
& absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple & haue in my 
self good right full power & Lawfull athority to sell Conuey & 
Confirm sd granted & bargined premeses in maner as abouesd 
& yt ye sd abigaill Lord her heigrs & assines shall & may from 
time to time & at all times for euer herafter by force & vertue 
of thes presents Lawfuly peacably & quiatly haue hold use 
ocupie posess & injoy ye sd Demized & Bargained premeses 
fre & Clear & frely & Clearly acquited & discharged of & from 
all & all maner of former & other gifts grants bargains Sales 
Leases Mortgages Wills Inteiles Joynters Dowries Judgments 
executions Incomberences furthermore I ye Sd Micaiell Tain- 
tor for my self my heigrs executors adminestratrs Do Coue- 
nant & ingage the sd Demized & bargined premeses to her ye 
sd abigail Lord her heigrs & assines against ye Lawfull Claims 
& demands of any person or persons wtsoeuer for euer hear- 
after to warrant Secuer & defend to all intents & purposes of 
Law wtsoeuer In witnes hearof I ye said Micaiell Taintor 
haue hearunto set to my hand & seal this twenty & sixth Day 
of May in tweluth year of her majests Reign Anoqua Dom- 
ini : 1713 — Micaiell Taintor l. s. 

Signed & Sealed in the presents of us Witneses Samuel 
Smith Ebenezer Mead — entered on record the Date abouesaid. 



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May 26th: 1713 the aboue Named Micaiell Taintor Ap- 
peared personally in hartford & acknoliged the aboue written 
Instrument to be his fre & volentary act & Deed before me 

Samuel Smith Justice. 

To All Christian people to whome these .shall Com greeting 
know ye yt William Shipman of hebron in har majesties Col- 
onic of Conettecot in Newengland : in & for the sum of fiue- 
teen pownds in mony already secuered & I do declare that be- 
fore the signing & sealing hearof I am tharewith fully satisfied 
& contented : from Jacob Root of Northhampton in the County 
of hamshicr in the prouince of the masachustts in Newengland 
aforesd haue bargained giuen granted sold alliened Conueyed 
& Confirmed & by these do fully frely & absolutely giue 
grant bargin sell & Conuey & Confirm to him the sd Jacob 
Root & his heigrs & assignes for euer one thousand acre 
right in a tract of land which was giuen by the indian Called 
Joshua unto Sundry persons of ye town of saybrook which sd 
propriators haue proseeded to lay out homlots on sd land in 
order to the setling a town I ye sd william shipman haue sold 
one of sd home lots as it lyeth sittuat in ye east deuision of 
homelots being in length eighty rods : in bredth sixty & two 
rods bounding north on the homelot of Capt Samuell Jons south 
on mr thomas buckingham east on a high way & west on an- 
other tear of lots being in estemation thirty & one acres be it 
more or less all which home lot & euery part of it together 
with the thousand acre Right belonging to it I do bequeath 
make ouer & conuey & Confirm unto ye sd Jacob root * * * 
in witnes whareof I the sd william shipman do set to my hand 
& seal this 24th day of Jen wary 1705. 

his 

William M Shipman. 

mark 

william shipman personally apeared the day & year abouesd 



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& acknoliged the aboue written instrument to be his fre act & 
deed before me Mica'll Taintor Justice. 

Signed sealed & deliuered in presence of thomas day James 
brown. 

" To all people to whome these shall Com John Clother of 
Colchester within the Countie of hartford within her Majesties 
Colony of Conettecot husbandman sendeth greeting &c : know 
ye that I the sd John Clother for & in Consideration of the 
sum of seauenty & fiue pownds in mony to me in hand before 
the insealing hearof well & truly paid by thomas allien of kil- 
lingley in the County of Newlondon in the abouesaid Colony in 
Newengland yeoman the receipt wharof I do hearby acknolig 
& myself tharewith fully satisfied & Contented & therof & 
euery part & parsell tharof do exonerate acquit & discharg the 
said thomas allien his heigrs executors adminestrators & as- 
signes for euer by these presents haue Giuen granted bargained 
sold aliened enfeefed & Confirmed * * * unto the said thomas 
allien his baigrs & asigns one Mesuage containing one mantion 
bowse with thirty & fiue acres by estemation be it more or less 
of upland swomp & Arrable ground sd premeses sittuat lying 
<$c being in Colchester * * * in witnes wharof I ye sd John 
Clother haue hearto set my hand & seall this twenty-first day of 
July in ye year of our lord one thousand seaun hundred & twelue 
& in ye tenth year of ye reine of our soueran Lady Ann of 
great brittain Queen defender of the faith 

John Clother. 

Signed sealed & deliured in presents of vs 
James brown James taylor Isaac Rowlee. 

July 25th : 1712 John Clother the Granter personally ap- 
peared in Colchester before me the subscriber her Majesties 
Justice of the peace for the County of hartford & acknoliged 
the aboue written Instrument to be his fre & vollentary act & 
Deed Micaiell taintor Justice peace. 

Entered on Record July 25th : 1712." 



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" These Lines signifie that I owanecoe sachem of Mohegan 
son of vncas Doe Confirme by these presenc vnto Danll Mason 
son of Major John Mason of Norwich a tract of Land lying 
on the east side of a pond by vs Called wongupsack near Land 
by my father vncas given unto Jeremiah adams of hartford 
this Land I say is by me Confirmed unto Danill Mason son of 
Major John Mason aboue mentioned to him the sd Danll Ma- 
son his heigrs & asignes from Me my heigrs & assignes for 
euer : that Neighther I nor any by My Means shall disturb or 
molest the sd Mason his heigrs or Asignes in the quiat poses- 
tion of sd Land as it was by my father uncas granted unto the 
sd Major John Mason & by him Giuen unto the sd Danll Ma- 
son : the boundaries are as folio weth : from a Rock by the sd 
pond Running Northward twelue scoar Rods bounded west 
upon the pond unto a tre Marked toward the Northward end 
of sd pond extending eastward ten scoar Rods unto two Rocks 
Marked O M which are the Northeast & southeast bounds of 
sd Land with thirty acres of Meadow lying eastward of sd 
Land all which. Land & Meadow I do hearby Confirm unto 
the sd Daniell Mason as aboue sd unto which I haue set my 
hand & seall this first day of October in the year sixteen hund- 
red & ninetie & two : witnes my hand & seal : 

the Mark of oaneco 

witnes John Mason & John Mason son of Samull Mason, 
oaneco Apeared & acknoliged the aboue writen instrument 
before me the date aboue Mentioned : Samull Mason asistnt. 
entered on Record febey 25 : 1708-9 — 

" To All Christian People to whome these shall Com John 
More & Joshua More both of Newlondon in the Colony of 
Conetecot send Greeting know ye That for & in Considera- 
tion of the sum of fourteene pownds in Corent mony Receaued 
of & from Noah Weles of Lime in sd Colonie the receit whar- 
of the sd John More & Joshua More Doth acknolig & thare- 
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upon acquite & discharg the sd Noah Welles his heigrs & 
Asigns foreuer : haue Giuen granted bargined & sold alienated 
enfefued & Confirmed & by these presenc ye sd John More & 
Joshua More Do for them Selues thair heigrs executors & ad- 
minestrators Clearly & absolutely Giue grant Bargin sell enfefe 
& Confirm unto the sd Noah Welles his heairs & Asignes for 
euer a sertain tract & parsell of Land situate in the township 
of Colechester in sd Colonie which is the full half of one- sixth 
part of a tract of land Giuen by uncas Late sachem of Mohe- 
gen to John & Daniell Stubins of New london & bounded as 
by uncas his deed sheweth the which half of sd sixth part the 
sd John & Joshua More hath by Deed from John & Daniell 
Stubins aforesd bareing Date Jenewary the sixtenth one thou- 
sand six hundred ninety eight nine & the sd John More & 
Joshua More, doth promice Couenant Grant to & with the sd 
Noah Welles his heigrs & Asignes that they are the true law- 
full owner of the premeses at the time of the insealing hearof 
& haue Good right full power to dispose of the same to ye sd 
noah Welles his heigrs & Asignes for euer & the said Noah 
Welles his heigrs & Asignes shall & may from time to time & 
at all times hearafter foreuer peacabely & quiatly haue hold 
use posess & injoy the aboue bargined premeses with all the 
preueliges & apurtenences thereunto belonging to ye sole ben- 
efit & behoofe of ye said Noah Welles his heigrs & Asignes 
for euer without Any lett hinderanc Molestation or objection 
of them the sd John More Joshua More their heigrs executors 
admin'tors or any person or persons whatsoeuer by means of 
any of us — In witnes whareof The sd John & Joshua More 
liaue set to thair hands & seals this 5th Day of June 1706 

John More 
Joshua More 

signed sealed in the presenc of vs John hough Carye La- 
tham 

October 22d 1706 — John More & Joshua More personally 



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appeared & acknoliged the aboue instrument to be thair act & 
Deed Before me Daniell Witherle Asistant 

entered on Record ye same Date abouesd" (by Micaiell 
Taintor Recorder) 

To All Christian people to whome these shall Com Greeting 
Know Yee That I Joshua Fairbanks of the towne of Wren- 
tum within her Majsts prouince of the Masachusets Bay in 
New england in Consideration of a Vallewable Sum of Mony 
to me well & truly paid by Robert Ransom of The towne of 
Colchester in the County of hartford within her Majes'ts Colony 
of Conetecot in New england aforesaid tharwith I do acknolig 
My Self Satisfied Contented & paid By these presents haue 
Giuen granted Bargined Sold Asined set ouer & Confirmed & 
by these presents do for My self my heigrs executors & ad- 
minest'rs fully frely & absolutely Asigne set ouer &; Confirm 
unto the said Robert Ransom & to his heigrs & assigns for 
euer all my Right title Intrest in & to ye Lands mentioned in 
the Deed from Benjamin Skiner on the other side I say I do 
fully frely Assine set ouer unto him the said Robert Ransom 
his heigrs & assines the afores said Right & euery part thareof 
as it is thare mentioned as much as I my self Could haue in 
witnes hearof I the Said Joshua fairbanks haue set to my hand 
& seal this third Day of Nouemb'r in the tweluth year of her 
Majestis Reign e Ano : Domini : 1713 — 

Joshua Fairbanks 

Signed Sealed & Delivered in the 

presents of Vs Witness James Newton Micaiell Taintor 

entered on Record the 4th : Nouembr : 1713 

Nouemb ye 4th: 1713: Joshua fairbanks the G ranter ap- 
peared in Colchester before me the subscriber one of her Maj- 
esties Justices of the peace for the County of hartford & 
acknoliged the aboue Written Instrument to be his fre & volen- 
tary act & Deed Micaiell Taintor Justice peace — 



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To All People to whome these shall Com Left James harris 
of Colchester in ye County of hartford in his Majestis Colony 
of Conettecut sends Greeting &c know ye yt I ye scl James 
harris for diners good Causes & Considerations me hearunto 
moueing but more espestialy for & In Consideration of ye 
erecting & beulding a meeting hows for ye publick worship of 
god : within ye new parrish partly in Colchester, & partly in 
ye township of Lyme : Comonly Called new salem : haue 
giuen granted aliened enfeofed and Confirmed : &: by these 
presents do fully Clearly & absolutely giue grant alien enfeoff 
Conuey & Confirm unto Left Jno holmes Sergt thomas Jones 
& mr pelatiah bliss all of Colchester aforesd : as feffees in 
trust: unto them thair heirs Executors & aclm'tes &c=for 
euer as fees in trust one Certain tract or parsell of Land : 
Containing by Estemation two acers for ye uses hearafter men- 
tioned & for no other use or end Sd Land lying & being in ye 
township of Colchester aforesd ; & within sd parrish ; & is 
butted & bounded as followeth (viz) begining at a white oake 
tree : being ye sowwest Corner bounds : sd tre standing In ye 
deuiding line betwixt Colchester & lyme : & markt on thre 
sids form thenc Runing east in ye deuiding line to a walnut 
tre markt with a heap of stones about it which is a bound 
markt tre betwen Colchester & Lyme from thenc Runing Due 
north by land of ye sd James harrises to a stake & heap of 
stones : to Mr. bliss his land : then Runing westerly by sd blises 
land to a stake & stones standing Due north from ye first men- 
tioned white oake tree the abuesd tract of Land Lying west 
about twelue or fifteen Rods from ye hows of James haris 
Jun'r to haue & to hold ye sd giuen & granted premeses to 
them their hiers executors & adminest'rs for euer to them ye 
sd Jno holms thomas Jones & pelatiah bliss as ffees in trust ; to 
hold for the use of ye abouesd parrish for ye beulding of a 
prisbeterian meeting hows, & for a buering place & for A train- 
ing field : the abouesd meeting hows to be beult for the In- 
habitants tharein to worship god in ye prisbeterian faith : fur- 



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thermore I ye sd James harris do for my self my heirs Exec- 
utors & admins'trs Couen't promice & grant to & with ye sd 
Jno holms thomas Jones & pelatiah bliss thair heirs Ex- 
ecute & admines'te : yt before ye ensealing hearof I am ye true 
Sole & lawfull owner of ye aboue giuen & granted premeses 
& am Lawfully sizsed & posesed of ye same in mine own 
proper Eight as a good perfect & absolute estate of Inhere- 
tants in fee simple : & haue in my self good right & lawfull 
athorety to giue Grant & dispose of ye same in maner as 
abouesd & yt thay ye said John holms thomas Jones & plata- 
tiah bliss shall & may from time to time & at all times foreuer 
hearafter peacably & quiatly haue hold use ocupie posess & 
Injoy the aboue demised & granted premeses for ye usees & 
ends abouementioned for euer hearafter fre & Clear from all 
Incomberances whatsoeuer : & for euer to warrant & defend 
the aboue giuen & granted premeses against ye lawfull Claims 
& demands of any person or persons whomesoeuer : In wit- 
nes hearof I ye said James harris haue hearunto set my hand 
& seal this tenth Day of Nouember in the thirteenth year of 
his Majestis Reign George of great brittain King &c ; & in ye 
year of our lord god 1726 : James harris (sel) 

Signed sealed & deliuered In the 

presence of vs — James Tredway Daniell Galusiah 

Recorded december 12th: 1726 — 

Colchester Decemb'r ye 12th 1726 — then Left James harris 
the Granter & subscriber personally appeared before me the 
underwrighter & acknoleged the aboue written Instrument to- 
be his free & vollentary act & deed — 

Micaiell Taintor Justice of ye Peace 

To All Christian People to whome these shall Com greeting 
know ye yt I Micaiell Taintor of Colchester in ye County of 
hartford within his Majestis Colony of Conettecut In New eng- 
land : in & for ye Consideration of eighty pounds Curent 
money to me in hand paid or secuered to be paid from Richard 
7* 



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Robins of wethr'field in the County & Colony aforesd thare- 
with I acknoleg myself fully satisfied & Contented & by these 
presents do exonerate & acquit ye sd Richard Robins his heirs 
executors & adminis'trs for euer by these presents haue giuen 
granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed Conueyed & Confirmed 
& by these presents do fully frely & absolutely giue grant bar- 
gain sel Conuey & Confirm vnto him ye sd Richard Robins 
his heirs & assigns for euer, one hundred acers of land in the 
township of Colchester aforesd ; & is my fifth deuision already 
Drawn for at a meeting of the proprieters : held October ye 
12th : 1724 as apears of Record which acrued to me by vertue 
of a two hundred pound Right in ye township of sd Colchester 
ye which fifth Deuision is already Drawn for as abouesd : but 
not yet laid out : the which ye sd Richard Robins his heirs & 
asigns shall & may by vertue of these presents lay out & Re- 
cord To him or themselues in ye undeuided land in Colchester 
the wch when it is orderly laid out, : it being in the Draught 
aforesd ye nomber of 53 yt then the sd Richard Robins his 
heirs & assigns shall haue & hold ye sd granted premeses 
preueleges comodetis to ye same belonging or in any wise aper- 
taining to him ye said Richard Robins his heirs & assigns for 
euer ****** In witness hearof I ye sd Micaiell 
Taintor haue set to my hand & seal this fifteenth Day of no- 
uembr in the tweluth year of ye Reign of our Soueran lord 
George of Great brittain King &c & in ye year of our lord 
An: Dom: 1725 — Micaiell Taintor (sel) 

Signed Sealed & deliuered In 

the presence of Joseph Wright Joseph Wright Junr 

Recorded ye same date abouesd — 

Colchester March ye : 14th : 1726 : I ye under wrighter 
(& grantor & subscriber to ye aboue written Instrument : Do : 
under my office : oath) acknoleg ye aboue written Instrument 
to be my fre & vollentary act & Deed — 

Micaiell taintor Justice of ye Peace 



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To All Christian People to whome these shall Cora Greet- 
ing know yee yt I Micaiell Tain tor of Colchester in ye County 
of hartford in his Majestis Colony of Conettecut in Neweng- 
land haueing formerly sold to ms Abigaiell Lord now Abigaiell 
woodbridg of hartford aforesaid : one hundred acers of Land 
in ye township of Colchester aforesd : as appears by a Deed 
bareing Date ye 26th Day of may 1713 : but ye settlement of 
the bounds betwixt haddam & Colchester hath taken of from 
sd hundred acers with yt taken of from yt which Isreal wyat 
sold to ye sd abigail Lord twenty & one acers : therfore I haue 
Caused a new suruey of ye said land with an alteration of 
Length & breadth of ye land yt is in ye same place as it was 
set forth in ye former Deed which is seauenty nine acers:) 
which is as followeth bounded east with Lyme Rhoad one hun- 
dred & flue Rods ******** I do therefore 
in Consideration yt mr timothy woodbridg & abigaill wood- 
bridg his wife Do giue up to me in way of exchang for this 
Deed ye former Deed bareing Date may 28th: 1713: that 
then ye said mr timothy woodbridg & abigail ^woodbridg his 
wife : & her heirs & assigns shall Haue & hold ye sd hundred 
acers of Land acording to ye bounds & butments set forth in 
this Deed ***** in witnes hearof I haue hear- 
unto set my hand & seal ye thirty first Day of may An : Dora ; 
1720 : Micaiell Taintor 

Signed Sealed & deliuered 

In ye presence of Dauid Goodrich Elisha Lord — 

Recorded the same date abousd 

May 3 It 1720 : then personally appeared before me ye sub- 
scriber : Mr Micaiell Taintor the granter & subscriber hearof 
& acknoleged the aboue written Instrument to be his fre act 
and Deed — Dauid Goodrich Justice of Peace 

To All Christian people to whom these shall Com greeting 



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know ye that I Joseph Dewey of Colchester in ye County of 
hartford & Colony of Conettecut in New england in Considera- 
tion of a grant of land to william Roberds Junr made By ye 
proprioters of Colchester which was ten acres as appears of 
Record in the Proprioters Book & also at the same time viz : — 
Sept : 30th : 1715 : granted to myself about seauen acres ; thare- 
with I acknolege myself fully satisfied & Contented & By these 
Presents Do acquit & Discharg the Said Proprioters & thair 
heigrs & Asigns foreuer : By these Presents haue giuen granted 
Bargained sold Alienated enfeoffed Conueyd & Confirmed & 
By these presents haue giuen granted Bargained sold Allien- 
ated Conueyed & Confirmed unto Micaiell Taintor who was 
appoynted by the aboue Said Proprioters to take a deed of me 
for one tract of Land Sittuate in the township of said Colches- 
ter & was the Rear of John Jonsons home lot : formerly Jo- 
siah strongs * * * * In witness hearof I the Sd Joseph 
Dewey haue set to my hand & seal this first Day of Decemb'r 
one thousand seauen hundred & fifteen — 

Joseph Dewey (seal) 

Signed Sealed in ye Presents of vs 

Thomas Aleson Sarah Taintor 

This Deed Recorded the Same Date Aboue said 

Joseph Dewey ye Granter appeared In Colchester ye Day 
& year Aboue Written & acknoledged The aboue Written In- 
strument To Be his fre act & Deed Before me 

Micaiell Taintor Justice of peace 

" This Indentuer made ye twenty seauenth Day of October 
in the eleauenth year of the Reigne of our soueraign Lady 
ami By ye Grace of god of Great Brittain franc & Ierland 
Queen Defender of the faith &c Anaq : Domini one thousand 
seauen hundred & twelue Betwene Richard tozer of Colches- 



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ter in ye County of hartford in the Colony of Conettecot in 
New england husbandman on ye one party & Gurdan salton- 
stall of New London : in the Colony aforesaid esqr of the 
other partie witneseth that the said Richard tozer for & in Con- 
sideration of ye summ of twenty pownds Currant siluer mony 
of New-england : to him in hand before the sineing & deliuery 
of these presents well and truly paid by ye said Gurdon sal- 
tonstall es*q. the receipt wharof to full Content & satisfaction 
he ye said Richard tozer doth hearby acknolig & tharof & of 
euery part & parcell tharof doth quit & discharg the said Gur- 
don saltonstall esqr. his heigrs executors adminestrators & as- 
signs & euery of them for euer by these presents he the sd 
Richard tozer hath giuen granted bargained & sold Alienated 
enfeoffed Conueyed & Confirmed & by these presents doth 
fully frely Clearly and absolutely giue Grant bargain sell alien 
enfeoff Conuey & Confirm unto the sd Gurdon saltonstall esqr 
his heigrs & asigns for euer the one twenty fowrth part of a 
Certain tract of Land & meadow Lying in the township of 
Colchester aforesaid: Exsepting thirty acres tharof (which 
part of Land abouesaid was bought By the sd tozer of mr John 
arnald of New-london & by sd arnald of mr Charles hill Late 
of New-london deceased and by sd hill of John stebns Daniell 
Stubns and Christopher Stubins the whole of which tract was 
Giuen by uncas Chief Sachem of mohegan unto the stubnses 
& bounded out to them by Poquiunk son of sd uncas to gether 
with all the howsings buildings fences trees waters streams 
Riuers profits preueliges emoluments hereditaments & apurten- 
ances whatsoeuer unto the said Lands belonging or any waise 
apertaining to the sd twenty fowrth part of the abouesd 
whole tract * * * * prouided alwaise & vpon Condis- 
tion Neuertheless & it is ye true Intent & meaning of these 
presents that if the abouenamed Richard tozer his heigrs ex- 
ecutors or adminestrators or any of them shall & do well & 
truly pay or Cause to be paid unto the aboue named Gurdon 



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saltonstall esqr his heigrs execu'ts adminestrators Certain at- 
torney or assings the full & Just suram of twenty pownds Cur- 
rant mony of New-england Abouesaid with Lawfull Intrest for 
the same on or before the twenty seauenth Day of October 
which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand Seauen 
hundred & fowrteen without any fraud or further delay : then 
this present Deed of bargain & sale or morgage & euery grant 
Clause & artecle therein Contained shall Cease determin be 
utterly void & of none efect or elc to be and remain of full 
force & vertue in witness wharof the partie aboue mentioned 
to these presents hath set to his hand & seal the day & yeare 
first aboue writen Richard tozer — N. london octob'r 27 : 1712 : 
then Receud of Gurdon saltonsion Esqr the within mentioned 
summ of twenty pownds — I say recud by me Richard Tozer — 
Entered on Record March ye 5th 1713 : 14 :" — 

Colchester December 3 1730 then Lef : Skiner ye subscri- 
ber personally appeared before me the under wrighter & ac- 
knoledged the foregoing Instrument to be his free act & Deed 
Micaiell Taintor Justice of Peace 

►Signed Sealed & deliuered in ye presence of us 

her 
Micaiell Taintor Mabel M Taintor 
mark 

Edward fuller & elizabeth Rowlee ware maried July 21 1 : 
1715 Ann was b. May 28th. 1716— Abigaiell b. Aprell ye 
3d— 1718— Sarah b. July ye 8th=1719— Silence b. May 22d 
= 1721— febee b. aprell 18th=1723 — Unice b. May l'2th= 
1726— David b. Janewy 28th : 1728. 

Mary Daughter to James Taylor b. Nouembr ye 9th: 1701 
— Martha b. Nouembr 29th — 1704=James b. August ye 
16th=1707 Bethia b. Nouembr: 12th— 1709= Leuie (Levi, 
c. m. t )b. March 17 : 1713 

Richard Skiner & hanah prat ware m. Nouembr : 24 : 1708 
— hannah b. aprell ye 16 — 1714 — 



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Nalhaniel foot & Ann Clark ware ra. July ye 4th : 1711 — 
Nathaniell b. May 28th : 1712=Isreall b. October 16th=1713 
= An b. August 26th: 1715— Daniell b. Feb. y : 6=1716= 
17=Charles b. Decemb 16th=1718 

Ebenezer Coleman & ruth Nieles ware married March 11th 
1704=5 niels b. februy : 20th— 1706=7 at fowr of the Clock 
in the morning — Ruth b. June 20th : 1709 at 3 of the Clock 
in the morning — Mahittabel b. July 14th — 1713,, at 5 of the 
clock in the morning — Mary b. appell ye 8th, 1718 about thre 
of the clock in the afternoon — 

thomas Gurstin and Sarah holms ware m. June ye 7th= 
1722 — thomas son of thomas Gurstin b. July 19th, 1725= 

John hopson & Sarah Northam m. Janewary 1704=Mary 
b. July 2: 1705= John b. Nouembr: 12: 1707— Sarah the 
wife of John hopson Dyed march 16th : 1708= John hopson 
& elizabeth Day m. June ye 6th : 1710 — elizabeth b. may : the 
It: 1711 — John hopson Dyed febrewary the 22d : 1714 — 

Joseph wright had a son born Janewary ye 17th: 1702 : & 
Dyed Jenewary 28th : 1702 — Joseph was b. octobr ye 15th : 
4704 : at nine clock in the euening on saterday — Ann b. Au- 
gust ye 3d 1707 : on a Sabath Day in ye euening — Sarah b. 
aprellye5th: 1710 on munday & Dyed August 17th: 1710 
Timothy b. March ye 5th: 1712: John b. Janey 2d : 1715: 
on a Sabath Day night — Dudley b. Aprell 6th: 1717; on a 
Saterday morning between break of Day & Sun Riseing— 
John Dyed October 25th : 1718 = Mary b. Nouember ye 15th : 
1719 : early in ye morning on ye sabath=John wright the 2d 
son to Joseph wright b. Janewary ye 12th; 1724-5 — on Sab- 
ath Day night about ten of ye clock — 

William Chamberlin & Sarah Day m. Jenewary the 4th : 

1710=11— William b. Jenewary ye 22d : 1711-12=pelegb. 

Nouemb: 28: 1713— John b. Jenewary ye 10th : 1715—16— 

Sarah daughter to John Skiner b. July 17 : 1697 — An b. 

Octobr ye It: 1700 John b. August ye 30th : 1703 — Daniell 



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b. August 30th: 1705 — Joanah b. Jenewary 27th : 1707— 
Joseph b. October ye 7th : 1710 — Aron b. June ye 14th : 
1713— 

Noah Weles & Sarah wyat ware Married Aprell ye 15th: 
1714. Isreall Wyat son to Noah Weles & Sarah his wife 
was b. Decemb : 17 : 1714 — Jerusha b. Janewary 6th : 1716: 
17 — Jerusha Dyed December 17th : 1717=noah b. Septembr, 
25th: 1718— Sarah b. Jenewary ye 12th: 1720 = 21— Dauid 
b. Septembr 10— 1723— Moses b. October ye 3d.— 1725— 
Gidion b. Janewary 22d: — 1728-9 — James Brown & Anne 
wickwire m. October ye 14th: 1714 — James b. Septembr ye 
7th: 1715— 

Abigaiell Daughter to Jonathan Cutler b. August 28th : 
1711 — Jonathan b. August 17th : 1713 — Beach son to Jona- 
than Cutler b. July 4th : 1716 

James Newton & Susanah Wyat were m. may 31th : 1716 
—Dorothy b. February 25th: 171 1 — John b. Sept 30th : 1719 
—James b. June 27th : 1721— Isreall b. feby ye 17 : 1725— 
thomas b. August ye 4th : 1728 — & Died ye 21 Day of Sep- 
tembr following. Dinah b. febry 24 : 1730. 

Samuell Knight & Mary Ransom m. Nouembr. 29 : 1716 — 
Joshua b. June 20th: 1721— Mary b. July 13th: 1724— 
Lydiab. June 26th: 1730 

Daniell Chapman & Retern Wintworth m. March 2 2d : 
1713— paul b. aprell ye 12th: 1714— Retern b. Decemb: 
23 : 1715 — Marthah b. July ye 2d : 1717— another Daughter 
born aprell 1719 : and was still born — Sarah b. June ye It: 
1720— Daniell b. Aprell ye 10th : 1722— Silas b. aprell ye 
18th: 1724 — Elias b. Janewary ye 14th: 172f — barnabus b- 
ye 28th Day of March 1728 

Sarah Daugter to thomas addams b. februwary ye It : 171-f 
— Abigaiell b. March ye 3d: 171J — Thomas b. August ye 
30th: 1719— Elizabeth b. Nouembr 3d: 1720— hannah b. 
July 4th: 1722— Elijah b. may ye 30th: 1724— Mary & 



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Marthah twins b. March ye 17th : 1727 — Lydia b. July 16th : 
1729 — (The next & last birth in the hand of Col Bulkley, viz.) 
" Elisha b. Septr 28th 1732"— 

Benjamin addams & Mary Lomis m. Nouembr ye 25th= 
1719— Benjamin b. Aprell ye 8th=1721— 

Joseph pumery & Sarra beebe ware m. August 2d: 1727 — 
Sarah the wife of Joseph pumery Dyed Septembr 3d : — 
1728— 

John nox & Elizabeth Roberds m. Aprell ye 20th : 1720 — 
Elizabeth b. March 28th— 1726— 

mr Judah Lewes & Sarah Kellogg m. feby 19th — 1728-9 

february loth: 1715 = 16 John whitcom & mahitable Dun- 
han m. — Jemima b. february 24th : 1716=17 — John b. Jane- 
wary ye 13th : 1718=19 — mahitable b. aprell ye 9th — 1722 — 
Job b. may ye 8th: 1724— mary b. Septr ye 15th : 1726 — 
Isaac b. august 24th : 1728 — (The next birth recorded by Col. 
Bulkley, viz.) Israeli b. March 13th : 1733— 

Noah pumory & Elizabeth Sterling m. Decembr : 16 : 17-24 
— Noah b. October ye 8th: 1725 — Daniell b. October 13th — 
1727— 

Seth Dean & Ann Skiner m. October 29th : 1721 — Aaron 
Gillet & hanah Clark m. July 10th : 1728— 

John Brown & niarah Chandler m. March ye 20th : 1710 — 
Elizabeth b. Decembr 20th — 1710 — John b. Aprell ye 4th : 
1715 — hannah b. June 26th: 1717 — Sarah b. Janewary ye 
6th: 1719— 20— timothy b. Decemb ye 3d: 1721— Nehe- 
miah b. September ye 26th : 1726 — Jedediah b. March 21 : 
1729 

Joseph foot & Ann Clother m. Decembr 12th: 1719 — am- 
bross b. Aprell ye 3d — 1723 — Jeremiah b. October ye 11th : 
1725— 

Jonathan' Kellogg & ann Newton m. ye 3d Day of Jane- 
wary 1710 — 11 — Jonathan b. Septemb ye 18th: 1712 — Jo- 
seph b. June ye 6th: 1714 — Margeree b. augst : ye 10: 
8 



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1716 — (the three next births in the hand of Col. Bulkley, 
viz.) Stephen b. March 15 : 1724— Silas b. Janr 11 : 1732-3 
—Martin b. Febr. 15 : 1734-5— 

Samuell brown & mercy brown m. August 13th : 1724 — 

Joseph prat & Editha Kellogg m. March ye 2d : 1727 — 
lois b. Decembr ye 13 : 1727— 

William Chamberlin & Sarah Day m. Janewary ye 4th : 
1710— William b. ye 22d day of Janewary 1711-12— Peleg 
b. Nouembr ye 25th— 1713— John b. Janary 10 : 171f — 
Sarah was born — Marcy b. — Mary b. — 

Lydya Daughter to Nathaniel Otis b. Janewary ye 20th : 
1716— 17— hannah b. februwary 29th: 1717— 18— Dorothy 
b. Aprell ye 16th: 1721— Desier b. May ye 20th— 1723— 
Nathaniel b. August ye 20th — 1725 — John b. Aprell ye It : 
1728 — (The next two births in the hand of Mr Bulkly viz.) 
Delight b. March 16 : 1730— Mercy b. July 3d: 1734— 

Moses Rowlee & Martha Porter m. Septembr : 1707 — Mary 
b.*Decembr 15th— 1708— Martha b. feby 11th— 1710— 11— 
Moses b. Septembr 5th — 1714 — Ann b. Aprell ye 5th: 
1716— 

Mary Daughter to James Kinion b. December 10th : 1722 
— Abigaiel b. October 8th: 1724— 

Easter Daughter to Daniell Chamberlin b. October ye 18th : 
1722 

Joseph Kellogg & Abigaill Miller m. Octobr 23d— 1717— 
Joseph b. August the 8th : 1718 — Daniell b. May ye 6th : 
1720— Marcy b. May 20th: 1723— Moses b.— ye 10th Day: 
1725— Elijah b. Janewary ye 15th— 1728 

John brown & Sarah haris m. August 13th: 1724 — Sarah 
b. June 20th 1725 — John b. Septembr 11th : 1727— 

Jonathan Gillet & Sarah Eley m. Janewary 3d : 1717 — 
Sarah b. Janewary ye It : 1718 — Jonathan b. "March 2 2d : 
1720— Mary b. Decembr 13th— 1723— Joseph b. Decembr 



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30th : 1725— Nehemiah b. March It : 1727-8— Jonah b. Aprell 
ye 10th : 1730— 

ebenezer Day & Sarah tiffine ware m. februwary ye 3d : 
1717-18— Deborah b. Nouembr ye 26t: 1718— Sarah b. July 
ye 12th: 1720— Jonathan b. Septem : 28: 1723— Jonathan 
Dyed August ye 18th; 1727— Ebenezer b. ye 28 Day of 
July, 1726 — Silence b. June ye It : 1728 — 

lemewell son to Jonathan Daniels b. Aprell 6th : 1717 — 
Jemima b. June 14th : 1720 — 

Easter Daughter to Daniell Chamberlin b. October 18th: 
1722— Mahetable b. aprell 9th : 1725— Daniell b. Nouembr 
ye 2d: 1727— 

James haris son of James haris b. Janewary 26th : 1719 — 
thomas Lewis & Mary Rowlee m. feby 25th — 1720 — Shubaiel 
b. Decembr 6th: 1721— Sarah b. octobr ye 10: 1723— Abi- 
gaill b. nouembr 30th: 1724— Thomas b. octobr 14th: 1726 
— Mary b. octobr — 1728 — esther b. december 31 : 1730 — 

Ebenezer Northam & Mary Glover m. Janewary ye 15th : 
1718-19— Samuell b. October 29th : 1720 

Daniell Jones & Mary Worthington m. October 13th: 1720 
— Mary b. May 16th : 1724 — (the three next births in Mr 
Bulkley's hand, viz.) Amasai b. Octor 2d : 1726 — Mary b. 
June 13 : 1729— Abigail b. May 1 : 1732— 

Samuell Son to Daniell Landon b. februwary the 19th : 1723 
— John Strong & Abijah Chapell ware m. febuwary ye 5th : 
172J — John b. february ye 8th : 172f — Zebalon b. decembr 
11th : 1726 — loes b. nouember 22d. 1728 — & Dyed Janewary 
ye 14th— 1729— Darkis b. february ye 10th : 1729-30— 

Noah Clark & Sarah Taintor m. June ye 10th — 1719 — 
Sarah b. februwary ye 19th: about break of day 1719, and 
Dyed — Sarah b. the 9th day of march 1721 — Noah b. August 
ye 24th : 1722-3— Jerusha b. feby : 28th : 1724— Ezra b. ye 
8th day of nouember 1725 — elihu b. ye eighth day of Nouem- 
ber 1727 — Esther b. October ye fowrtenth 1729 — 



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Nathaniel Gilbert & Mary bessel m. februwary the 8th : 
1720—21. Mary b. Nouembr ye 19th: 1721 : about one oj 
the clock in ye after noon — Samuell b. Janewary 31 : 172f — 
about half an howr past thre of ye Clock in the morning. 

Georg Saxton & Elizabeth Dible m. Nouembr 21 1 : 1723 
— Elizabeth b. Janawary 11th : 1724-5. 

Jacob Lomis & hannah taylor ware m. march 22d : 1716 — 
John Day Junr & Sarah Lomis m. August ye 20 : 1725 — Ste- 
phen tayler Dyed Janey : 3 : 1718-19 — 

Ebenezer son to Eben. Northam b. June 22d : 1721 — timo- 
thy b. June 16th: 1723— Mary b. march ye 13th: 1725— 
Lidia Northam b. October ye 25 : 1727 — (the next entry by 
Mr Bulkley, viz. Elijah b. June 18 : 1733. 

hannah daughter to william brown b. Janewary 25th: 1718 
— "William b. October 7th : 1720 — 

Daniell Skiner & mary brown m. march 21t : 1728 — Elijah 
b. Decembr It: 1728— 

(The next two entries by Mr Bulkley, viz.) Jacoh son to 
Daniel Worthington & Elizabeth his wife b. Feby 2d. 1735-6 
—Sarah b. Novr: 27: 1734— 

John Chapman & Sarah Carier m. Septembr ye 7th : 1707 
— Jeane b. octobr ye 15 : 1708 — Sarah b. aprell ye 25th : 
1710 — Luse b. Nouemb : ye 8th: 1712 — John b. Janewary 
ye 10th: 1714 — 15 — Jason b. decembr ye 7th: 1716 — James 
b. Janewary ye 31 1 : 1719 — 20 — Abner b. March ye 5th : 
1722 — (The three next entries by Mr Bulkley, viz.) Ziporah 
b. april 22: 1724— Gideon b. July 26th : 1726— Delight b. 
Octor 16 : 1725 ?— 

William mariner & abigaiell Welles m. Janewary 27th : 
1721— 22— abigaiell b. March 4th: 1724—Ebenezer b. June 
30th : 1726 — Rachell & Sarah twins & Daughters b. June ye 
14th: 1729 (The three next entries by Mr Buckly, viz) asa 
b. Octr 9 : 1732— Ephraim b. Septr 26 : 1735— Grace b. 
June 5th 1737. 



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fredom son to Joseph Chamberlin b. aprell ye 15th : 1705 — 
John b. Janewary 31t: 1707-8. 

Dinah Daughter to Isreal Wyat & Sarah (Pratt, c. m. t.) 
his wife b. Janewary 27 — 170-f — Jerusiah b. Nouemb 25 — 
1711 & Dyed the 2d Day of decembr 1711— Isreall Wyatt 
dyed in the 12th year of his age on the 25th Day of June 
1712 — Mary daughter to Isreall Wyat b. Nouemb : ye 19 : 
1716. 

Jabez Rowle & tabitha harris m. feby 20 : 1724 — tabitha b. 
octobr : 20 : 1724— Jabez b. Janewary ye 10th : 1726— 

Daniell Worthington & elizabeth Lomis m. Janewary ye 
3d: 1720— 21— elizabeth b. July 24th : 1721— elias b. Octo- 
ber 31st: 1722— Asa b. June 16th: 1724— Sibil b. aprell 
19th: 1727— Samuel b. february 16th: 1728-9— Rhoda b. 
Septmber ye 25th : 1730 — (The next two entries by Mr Bulk- 
ley, viz.,) Mehitabell b. Febr 10th : 1731-2— Daniel b. august 
18th: 1734— 

Elizabeth daughter to Daniell Galusiah b. octobr ye 3d : 
1719 — Nathaniell Lomis & Sarah Skiner m. August ye 7th : 
1721 — Sarah b. Septembr ye 15th : 1722 — 

John Northam & hannah pumery m. may ye 9th: 1721 — 
hannah b. June ye 6th : 1722 — Luranah b. may 25th : 1723 — 
(The next 7 entries by Mr Bulkley viz.,) Hannah b. May 
29th, 1724— Jno. b. May 29: 1725— Sarah b. August 6: 
1726— Ruhama & Ann twinns b. Octr 15 : 1727— Elizabeth 
b. Aprill 20: 1729— abigail b. Augt. 23: 1731— Katherine 
& Experience Twins b. Aprill 13 : 1733 — 

Sarah daughter to John Gold b. Aprell 24 : 1718 — Sarah 
daughter to Isaac Dauis b. June ye 3d: 1713 — Isaac b. June 
ye 13th: 1716 — Jaell b. may ye 4th : 1718 — easter b. Aprell 
20th: 1720— 

Benjamin Warner & Johana Strong m. March ye 17th : 
1719 — Samueli Gillet & Mary Chappell m. Janewary ye 30th : 
1718— 19— Samuell b. Aprell ye 20th : 1719— Isreall b. feb- 



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ruary ye 10th : 1721-2— Adonijah b. May ye 30th : 1724— 
liphalet b. Nouember ye It : 1726— liphelet Dyed August ye 
22: 1728— Mary b. Aprell ye 1 1 : 1729. (The next two by Mr 
Bulkley, viz.,) Ruth b. Decembr 17th, 1731 — Elilaphlet son to 
Saml Gillit & Abigl his wife b. Aprill 29 : 1734— William 
Waters & margeret hills m. Janewary 13th : 1725 — Joseph b. 
June 2 : 1726— 

Caleb son to thomas Carrier b. October the 17th : 1715 — 
Isaac b. July the 5th: 1718— Rachell b. Septembr 15th: 
1720— 

John Carrier & mary brown m. July ye 22d : 1722 — Abiall, 
daughter b. may ye 7th: 1723 — Sieble b. Nouembr 28th: 
1725 — Mary b. december 26t: 1727 — (The last entry in the 
hand of Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) Titus b. augt. 23 : 1733. 

John Weles & elizabeth Chamberlin m. Septembr 8th : 
1715— Mary b. July 15th: 1716— John b. Nouembr 24th: 
1718— 

ebenezer Skiner & Sarah Taylor m. March 17th : 1725 — 
Sarah b. Janewary 10th : 1725-6— Elizabeth b. July 17th: 
1727— Ebenezer b. May ye 14th : 1729 (The last entry in 
Mr Bulkley's hand, viz.) Mary b. March 17 : 1736-7— 

hepsibah Daughter to Samuell Spencer b. Decembr ye 8th : 
1701— Samuell b. March ye 8th : 1704— William b. August 
ye 9th: 1708— Edward b. Aprell 29th: 1711— Sarah b. Sep- 
temb ye 14 : 1714— Caleb b. June ye 28th : 1718— 

aim Daughter to John holmes b. June ye It : 17 — Dorothy 
b. august ye 14th : 1726 — Elizabeth the wife of John holms 
Dyed Decembr ye 14th : 1726— 

Josiah Gillett & Sarah pellet m. March 7th: 1711 — Josiah 
b. Nouembr 11th : 1712, & Dyed October ye 13 : 1714— Dan- 
iell b. februwary 2d: 1714 — Josiah b. decemb. ye 7th : 1715 
—Sarah b. June 24th : 1717— Dauid b. June ye 30th : 1719 
— elizabeth b. aprell ye 15th: 1721 — timothy b. June 27th: 
1723— Mary b. March 3d: 1725 & Dyed ye 17th: day of 
aprell next following — 



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Noah pumery was b. unto Joseph Pumery & hannah his 
wife may ye 19th : 1700 — 

John Lord & hannah ackley m. Decembr 25th : 1718 — 
Sarah b. aprell ye 17th : 1721— John b. march ye 3d : 1722-3 
— hannah ye wife of John Lord Dyed March ye 3d : 1722-3 — 

Josiah Gates & Grace Rathbon m. the 9th : Day of may 
1714— Mary b. July 3d: 1715— Abigaiell b. August ye 13th: 
1719 — hannah b. Septr ye 5th: 1721 — Josiah b. Janewary 
15th : 1722-3— Thomas b. July ye 3d : 1724— Grace b. Octo- 
ber ye 8th: 1725 — (The next two entries by Mr. Bulkley, 
viz.,) Elizabeth b. May 8th : 1729— Samll b. Deer 26 : 1730. 

James Roberds & Rebecah Daylee m. Nouembr 1718. Re- 
becah b. Janewary 3d: 1719-20 — Edenah Daughter, b. May 
11th: 1722. James b. September ye 9th: 1724 — Elenah b. 
Janewary 9th : 1727 — 

Micaiell Taintor & Vniss foot ware Married Decembr ye 
3d: 1712— Vniss b. Aprell ye 13th: 1717— Micaiell Taintor 
son to Micaiell Taintor was born decembr 31st : 1719 — Charles 
b. feby 8th: 1722-3— John b. July 23d: 1725— Mary b. 
Nouembr ye 6th : 1727 — prudence b. Decembr 9th: 1729 — 
(The two next entries by Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) Sarah b. Aprill 
3d: 1731 — Ann b. Octobr 21 : 1734 — (The next entry is in 
the hand of Deac. Aaron Skinner, viz.,) Ann their Daughter 
departed this Life Jan ye 31st : 1755 — 

William Williams & Dorothy Jonson m. October 21t : 1713 
— William b. October 13th: 1714 — Elizabeth b. March 13th: 
1716— John b. July 22d: 1718— Margery b. July 5th : 1720 
—Isaac b. July ye 16th : 1728— 

Alice daughter to James newton b. ye 28th : Day of febru- 
wary 1686 — James b. ye third day of aprell 1690 — Anne b. 
aprell the 13th: 1692— Isreallb.ye 5th: Day of March: 1694. 

Samuell Lomis & elizabeth holmes m. decemb 12th: 1717. 
John addams & Ruth Lomis m. June ye 20th : 1708 — Sam- 
uell b. Janewary ye 26: 1713-14— Ruth b. Janewy ye 28th: 
1715-16— Joseph b. august 26th : 1717— David b. Decembr 



13th : 1719— Mary b. July ye 9th : 1726— Andrew b. October 
ye 2d: 1728— Elizabeth b. Decembr 21: 1730— Rachell b. 

Septr 1 : 1732— Hannah b. Octobr 5th— 1733 (The last 

3 entries by Mr. Bulkley). 

Ecabod Chapman & Abigaiell Clother m. July 4th : 1723— 
abigaiell b. march ye 10th: 1724 — Irene b. februwary ye 
2d ; 1724-5— Ann b. february 27th : 1726-7— (The three 
next entries by Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) Irene b. May ye 4th : 
1729— Ichabod b. Septr 28th : 1732— Elisha b. Deer 13th : 
1735— Lydia b. Septemr 15th : 1738— 

Jonathan Wells & mary Newton m. July ye 11th : 1717 — 
Jonathan b. Aprell ye 13th : 1718 — Simion b. June 17th : 
1720— Rubin b. May ye 23d : 1722— Mary b. Septembr 14th : 
1724— Irene b. May ye 4th : 1729. 

Sarah daughter to James harris b. Septr ye 27th: 1697 — 
James b. Jane'y 26th: 1699 — mary b. Nouemb : It: 1702 — 
Jonathan b. June ye 15th : 1705— Alph b. feby 29th : 1708— 
& Died August ye 30th: 1708— Abigaill b.,may 17th: 1711 
— Lebeusb. August 11th: 1713— Alph b. august 31t: 1716. 
Delight b. octobr ye 17th : 1720— 

hannah Daughter to enos Randall b. nouembr ye It: 1717 
— Joseph b. august ye 5th: 1721 — Dauid b. August 21t: 
1724— 

hannah Daughter to ebenezer palmeter b. August 22d : 
1720— ebenezer b. may 10th : 1723 — 

Jonathan Northam & mary day m. Decembr 20 : 1722 — 
mary b. nouem: 28th: 1723 — Jonathan b. August 29th: 
1725 — Dorothy b. march ye 17th: 1727 — Asa b. decembr ye 
4th : 1728 — (The next entry is by Deac. Aaron Skinner, viz., 
Grace b. January 24th : 1731 — 

ephreaim foot & Sarah Chamberlin [m. June 1708 — Mar- 
gerit b. may ye 13th: 1711 — Sarah b. octobr 20th : 1713 — 
Ephreaim b. Aprell 27th : 1716 — 

Isaac Jones & hannah weles m. July 11th : 1717 — Joel b. 



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August 29: 1718— Elijah b. Janewary 21st : 1719 20— han- 
nah b. March 12th : 1721— Isaac b. June 19 : 1722— More of 
Isaac Jones children are Recorded in ye 3d book of Records — 
— mary daughter to James tredway & Sarah his wife b. July 
ye loth: 1709— Sarah b. Aprell 15th: 1711— Lydia Janey 
16th : 1714 — eunice Nouembr ye 4th : 1717 — Lois b, febey 
2d: 1720— Elijah b. aprell ye 8th: 1722— Anne b. March 
9th : 1724— Abigaiel b. may 29th : 1726— 

Joseph pepoon & mary Dibell m. December ye 12th: 1717 
Joseph b. may 20th : 1719— mary b. aprell 18th: 1721— Silas 
b. Janewary ye 5th : 1722 3 — mary the wife of Joseph pe- 
poon Dyed feby 23d: 1724 — Joseph pepoon & mary thomas 
m. Janewary 13th : 1725 — elizabeth b. October ye 10th : 1725 
— Joseph Dyed October ye 20th : 1725 — mary Dyed October 
ye 23d: 1725— marcy b. Septembr 25th: 1727— Sarah & 
Ruth b. December 30: 1728 & Sarah Dyed March 31t: 
1729 — 

abigaiell Daughter to John Clother b. Nouembr 30th : 1704 
—John b. Janewary 3d: 1707— Sarah b. March 13th: 1709. 
Anne b. March 8th: 1711— Barbra b. Decembr 3d: 1714— 
Elizabeth b. Nouembr 29th: 1716— Mary b. Septemb 10th: 
1717-18— Lucrese b. June 20th : 1720— 

James tredway Dyed May 26th : 1728 in ye 52d year of 
his age — 

John bigelow son to John bigelow b. March 25th : 1709 — 
hannah the wife of John bigelow Dyed March 31t: 1709 — 
John bigelow abouesd & Sarah Bigelow m. Nouember 4th : 
1709. Sarah b. July 17th: 1712— Jonathan b. may 21t : 
1714— Asa b. September 3d : 1720 

ansess Daughter to Isreall Newton b. the first Day of Jane- 
wary 1716 — mary b. march It: 1719 — hannah b. June 28 : 
1721— abigaiell b. octobr 17th: 1723— 

Isaac phelps son to Josiah phelps Dyed february ye 25th : 
1715— 16— zefaniah Dyed Aprell ye 10th:— 1716— Josiah b. 
Septm: 1717— 



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Isaac Rowlee & hannah harris m. may ye 30th : 1717 — Re- 
tern b. august 26th: 1719 — harris b. august ye It : 1721 — 
thomas b. March ye 4th : 1723 — Isaac b. September ye 8th : 
1725. 

Ruth Daughter to nathaniell Lomis b. August ye 21 : 1713 
— timothy son to Joseph pepoon b. August ye 19th : 1730 — 
Hannah Daughter to benjamin Lewes b. Aprell 7th : 1717 — 
Mary b. June ye 17th : 1720— 

Azariah pratt & hannah Coleman m. may ye 5th : 1725 — 
hannah b. June ye 8th : 1726— Lucresee b. feby 8th : 1727-8 
— Azariah b. feby 25th : 1729-30 — (The next two entries by 
Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) Sarah b. Octr 16th: 1732— Abigail b. Jan. 
8: 1733-4— 

Samuel Northam Dyed the 12th Day of Nouember 1726 — 
Gesham son to Isaac fox b. December 23d: 1716 — Gidian 
b. October 24th: 1719— 

phillep Cauerlee & hannah addams m. Decembr 2Cth : 1713 
— Next, in another hand is " Sarah ye wife of John Swetland 
Who was ye widow Treadway, Deseased : February 28th : 
1753— Old Stile- 
may ye 7th or thare abouts in ye year 1717 we whose Names 
are underunto subscribed saw a bay mare L upon ye shoulder 
D C vpon buttock white hairs in her forehead : we saw this 
mare In a suffering Condi stion : & taken up by Jonathan Cut- 
ler & prised by Mathew Rowlee & John pendall at thirty shil- 
lings — Mathew Rowlee John pendall — the aboue brought to 
me to record by Jonathan Cutler — entered may 18th 1717 — 

Colchester June ye 10th : 1718— John Calkin Joshua Tile- 
son & noah phelps all of hebron Brought to me the subscriber 
thre stone horses which are not lawful to run in the Comons as 
thay say — one of them a bay hors about thre years old : 
branded on the shoulder with this figur 4 : & L on the near 
buttock — a black list on his^back — about 12 hands and two 



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yenches in hight — another bay hors branded 4 on "ye near 
shoulder — 12 hands & one eyench in height about thre years 
old : — the other is also a bay ston hors of two years old as thay 
say : with a small star side of ye of ear In the forehead : 
Branded on ye near shoulder with this figur — U marked with 
a half peny on ye side — in height 12 hands — I saw the height 
of said horses measured : & the height Colour & brand Are 
as abousaid — 

Test Micaiell Taintor Justice of Peace — 

Colchester June ye 9th : 1719 : ebenezer Day of Colchester 
brought to me the subscriber : a brownish black stone horse of 
about two years old : so Judged : he Saith taken up in the 
Comons : & not Lawfull to go in the Comons ; said horse is 
branded with Colchester town brand on the shoulder : a littell 
white on the off hind foot — I saw him Measured : & his height 
is twelue hands and about thre quarters of an eynch — 

Test — Micaiell Taintor Justice of peace — 

Colchester August ye 27th : 1719 — John Gold brought to 
me ye subscriber a brown stone horse of two years old, he 
saith .taken up in the Comons : not Lawfull to go on the Com- 
ons being but twelue hands & thre eynches in height (as he 
saith) sd horse is branded with Colchester brand on the near 
shoulder : & the same brand on the Ribs — 

Micaiell Taintor Justice of peace — 

februwary the 13th : 1719 — 20 — John Day of Colchester- 
hath taken vp a dark brown mare with a few white hares on 
her forehead : with a bay mare Colt : about six months old — the 
mare is branded on the left shoulder with Colchester town brand 
— taken up as strays — in a suffering Condistion — and apprised 
at forty shillings by Andrew Carrier & Micaiell Taintor Junr. 

Know all men by these presents that I Joshua fair- 
banks of the town of Rentom within her Majesties prouince 
of the Masachusets Bay in Newengland for & in Considera- 



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tion of the sum of thirty & seauen pownds to me Well and 
truly paid by Robert Ransom of the towne of Colchester in 
the County of hartford within her Majesties Colony of Conet- 
ecot in Newengland aforesaid tharewith I do acknolig myself 
fully Satisfied & Contented & by these presents do exonerate 
acquit & Discharge the said Robert Ransom his heigrs execu- 
tors & adminestrators for euer by these presents haue Giuen 
Granted bargained Sold Assined Set ouer & by these presents 
do for my self My heigrs executors & adminestrators fully frely 
and absolutely Grant Assine set ouer & Confirm unto the said 
Robert Ransom his heigrs executors adminestrators & assigns 
one hundred acres of Land mentioned in the Deed from John 
addams on the other side acording as it is Bounded & butted 
on the other side & euery part thareof as it is thare prescribed 
without any Molestation from me or any person from By or 
under me or from any other person Lawfully Claiming the 
same or any part thareof: for the Confirmation of the prem- 
eses I the said Joshua fairbanks haue set to my hand & seal 
this fowrth Day of Nouembr: in the tweluth Year of her 
Majesties Reign — Joshua fairbanks (# # *) 
Ano : Domini 1713 

Signed Sealed and Deliuered in the presents of vs witneses 
Micaiell Taintor James Newton — 

Entered on Record, The Date abouesaid 

Nouembr ye 4th : ano: Dom. 1713 — Joshua fairbanks the 
Granter appeared In Colchester Before me the subscriber one 
of her Majesties Justices of the peace for the County of hart- 
ford & acknowliged The aboue written Instrument to be his 
fre & volentary act & Deed — 

Micaiell Taintor Justice 

Susanah Daughter to William Chapman was b. february 
28th : 1715— 16— Mary b. Jenewary 20th : 1717 — 8, abagaiell 
b. June ye 28: 1720 — ebenezer b. March 22: 1724— Wil- 



liam Chapman & marcy Chapman wer m. Decembr 19th : 
1728 — William Chapman had a daughter born & Dyed Jana- 
wary 3d— 1730— 

Sarah Daughter to John Clark was b. August 13: 1723 — 
Johanah b. february : 1725-6 & Dyed Nouembr ye 5th — 1729 
— John b. September 22d : 1728 — (The next two entries in 
the hand of Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) Joanna Daughter to Jno. Clark 
and mind well his wife b. July 4th 1731 — Nathaniell b. Febr. 
17th: 1733-4— 

Samell son to Isaac Jones wasb. aprell ye 22 — 1724 — Lydia 
b. Nouember ye 14th: 1725 — William b. September 18th : 
1727— Esekiell b. March ye 22d, 1729— (The next seven by 
Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) Nathan b. Deer. 30th: 1731— Asa b. Oct. 
16th: 1733— Eunice March 10th: 1735— Sarah, Feb. 16th : 
1736— Mary b. July 27 : 1737— Lemuel b. Octr. 18 : 1739— 
Josiah b. Jany 20th : 1740-1 

Noah Coleman & mercy wright ware maried march ye 5thi 
—1730. 

Joseph prat & editha kellogg ware married march ye 2d,. 
1727— Lois b. the 13th Day of Decemb 1727— Lydiah b. 
March ye 3d, 1730 — (The next two entries by Mr. Bulkley,. 
viz.,) Joseph b. August 2d, 1 732-— Peter b. Febr. 8th,. 
1734-5— 

Sarah Daughter to John rowle b. Janewary 1722 — Debo- 
rah b. Decembr ye 14th: 1725 — John b. July ye 7th: 1727 
— Seth b. May ye 6th 1730— - 

Timothy Carier and frances Cripin m. ye 26th Day of feb- 
ruary 1729-30 — 

Grace daughter to William Dickson & Rebecca his wife b. 
March 12th, 1721 — John son to William Dickson b. Nouem- 
ber 12th, 1722 — William b. may ye 12th : 1724 — Rebecah b. 
Janewary 12th, 1725 — Margaret b. August 18th, 1727 — & 
Dyed Nouember 18 : 1728 — 

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timothy b. May ye 5th 1730 — (The next by Mr. Bulkley, 
viz.) Thomas b. May 3d, 1733— 

Lidia daughter to Joseph Chamberlin b. October 20th v 
1721— Joseph b. aprell ye 11th, 1724— Job b. feby the 8th, 
1725-6 — Jonathan b. July ye 1st Day & Dyed ye last day of 
September being thre month old : 1729 — another son named 
Jonathan b. february 22d, 1729-30 and Dyed march ye 3d, 
next after — Lidiah the wife of Joseph Chamberlin Dyed March 
3d,— 1730— 

John son of John niles b. March 25 — 1718 — nathan son to 
John niles b. february ye 20: 1720 — Samll b. march 13: 
1722 and Dyed in Augst 1726 — nathan b. may ye 7th 1724 — 
Mary b. June 26th 1726 — thoraas b. September 28th 1728 — 
Abigaieli b. Septem ye 4th 1730— 

noah pumery & elizabeth Randall ware m. ye 25th day of 
December 1728 & a Daughter born to Joseph pumery feb- 
ruary ye 29th & Dyed toward the latter end of Decembr next 
after — 

Simion son to James Crocker b. September ye 19th 1722 — 
Abigaieli b. March 22d, 1724— hannah b. Janewary 17th : 1726 
— levy b. may ye 11th 1728— Jonathan b. March 16th 1730— 
(The next four by Mr. Bulkley, viz.) James b. Aprill 20th 
1732— Thankfull b. Jan. 27th, 1733-4— Lydia b. Jan. 14th, 
1735-6— Ephraim b. Septr 21 : 1739— 

John hopson & lydiah kellogg ware m. may 28th, 1730 — 

Samuell Landon son of Daniell Landon was b. February 
19th— 1723— Deborah b. february 16th 1725— William b. 
Aprill 25 : 1727— Joshua b. aprell 13th— 1729— 

Ebenezer thomas & unice strong ware maried decembr ye 
7th: 1730— ' 

Caleb Lomis & Joanah Skiner ware m. fery (Feb. C. m. t.) 
28 : 1728--9— Caleb b. Nouember ye 28th, 1729— 

Daniell skiner & elizabeth hitchcock ware maried Decembr 
ye 22 : 1727— Daniell b. februwary ye last Day 1728-9— 



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(The next seven entered by Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) Elisabeth b. 
March 22— 1733— Sarah b. Novr. 25 : 1735— John b. Augt. 
17: 1738— Elijah b. June 8th, 1742— Hannah b. May 26— 
1745— Lydia b. Octr 15— 1747— Rubin b. Augt 8th, 1750: 
Lydia died June ye 26th 1753 — 

James tredway & Sarah mun ware maried June ye 4th — 
1729— 

hezakiah kilburn & ann Clother ware m. ye 25th Day of 
December — 1728 — hezekiah b. ye It Day of December 1729 
(The two next entries by Mr. Bulkley, viz.,)Asa b. Janr 26 : 
1731-2— Ann b. March 25: 1734— 

Lefnt. John holmes & Ann Rockwell m. Decembr ye 3d, 1729. 

thomas son to samuell brown was b. ye 9th of Novr. 1724 
— Ruth b. Nouember ye 2d: 1726 — kesiah b. December ye 
5th 1728 — (The next by Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) Amos b. Decemr 
1st, 1730— 

Nathan Williams & elizabeth Lewis ware m. Septbr 16 : 
1725— Abraham b. July 21 : 1726— elizabeth b. March 30: 
1729— 

Nathaniel Kellogg & elizabeth Wiliams ware m. July ye — 
1725 — Charles b. ye 17th Day of September 1726 — elizabeth 
b. July ye 8 — 1729 — (The next three by Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) 
Sarah b. Febr 22d, 1732— Delight b. Octr 5th 1734— Mar- 
garett b. Janr. 17 : 1736-7— 

John Dugles & elizabeth quiterfield ware m. Janewary 27th : 
1728— Mary b. Nouembr 29th : 1729 — 

benjamin quiterfield & unice kellogg ware m. July ye 11th : 
1728— benjamin b. Aprell 22— 1729— (The next four by Mr. 
Bulkley, viz.,) Eunice b. Febr. 26 : 1730-1— Asa b. June 
28: 1733— Israeli b. August 28th: 1735— Hannah b. Novr. 
3d, 1737 & Dyed Dec. 10th, 1738— 

Cornelious fuller & patience Chappell ware maried february 
ye 25th 1730— 

John bebe son to John bebee was b. December ye 5th 1727 
— hesekiah b. September ye 26th — 1729 — 

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Asariah Lomis and Abigaiell Newton ware m. Decembr 
26th: 1723— Dimis b. Septembr 5th — 1724— (The next two 
entries by Deac. Aaron Skiner, viz.,) Silence b. January ye 
6th, 1737 — Lieut Azariah Lomis Departed this Life February 
ye 9th A. D. 1758— 

Judah Lewes & Sarah Kellog m. february ye 19th : 1728- 
9— Sarah b. Janey 18th: 1729-30. (The next five entries 
by Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) The Rev'd Mr Judah Lewis & Mercy 
Kellog m. Deer. 24: 1734— Ephraim b. October 4th 1735— 
Lydia b. Febr 21 : 1736-7— Judah b. March 14: 1738-9— 
The Rev'd Mr Judah Lewis Dyed April loth 1739 — (The 
next entry by Deac. Skiner, viz.,) Lydia d. sept, the 12th 
1748— 

Nathaniell kellogg & Elizabeth Williams ware m. ye 1st: 
Day of July 1725 — Charles b. the 17th Day of Septembr 
1726 — Elizabeth b. ye 8th Day of July 1729— (The next by 
Mr. Bulkley, viz.,) Sarah b. Febr. 22 : 1731-2. 

Elizabeth Daughter to Jonathan kilburn was b. octobr ye 
15th— 1713 — 

Elizabeth Daughter to John hitchcock was b. may the 3d : 
1708 — Eliakim b. febrewary ye 14th: 1712-13 — hannah 
b. October ye 29 : 1717 — Easter b. Septembr 1720— 

Elizabeth Daughter to Charles Williams was b. febrewary 
13th: 1702 — 

Jonathan son to Jonathan kilburn was b. June ye 8th : 1707 
— hesekiah b. Nouemb : ye 2d : 1708 — 

Shubaiell Rowlee & hannah Brown ware Maried may ye 
8th: 1709 — a Daughter b. Decembr 12: 1716 & Dyed ye 
10th of Janewry following — experianc b. august ye 8th : 
1718- — Mathew b. October ye 5th: 1720 — patienc b. August 
ye 16th : 1723 — marcy b. Aprell ye 30th: 1710 — hannah b. 
March ye 10th: 1712 — Elizabeth b. October 3d: 1714 — 

Joseph son to Noah Colman b. June 28th: 1706 — Noah 
Colman Dyed Nouembr ye 7th : 1711 — 

Joseph son to John day b. September ye 27th : 1702 — Ben- 



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jamin b. febrewary ye 7th: 1703--4- — Eaditha b. septemb : 
10th : 1705 — Daniell b. March ye 9th : 1709 -Dauid b. July 
ye 18th: 1710 — Abraham b. March ye 17th: 1712— -Isaac 
b. May 17th: 1713 — 

Andrew Carrier & mary addams ware m. Jane wary ye 11th : 
1704-5 — Andrew b. febrewary 2d : 1705-6 — John b. June ye 
14th : 1707— Mary b. Aprell 19th : 1708— thomas b. June ye 
20th: 1711— Benjamin b. Septemb : 17: 1 7 1 3— Kuff Isreall 
Newton's Negroman : & the Indian woman named Sarah ware 
m. as he saith : March ye — 1716 — martha Daughter to the — 
said Kuff & Sarah his wife b. Janewary ye 25th : 1719 — 

Ebenezer Dibels daughter Elizabeth was b. august ye 8th 
1701 — Mary ye wife of ebenezar Dibell dyed septemb 24th 
1703 — ebenezar Dibell & An hooton ware Married agust 29th 
1706 — Ann b, June 27 : 1708— -Ann the wife of ebenezer 
Dibell dyed the 22d : of July 1708. 

Ebenezer Dibell & mary lewess ware m. Decern. 30th: 1708. 

Jeames brown dyed may the 8th: 1704- — 

Nathaniell Skiner & mary gillet ware m. June 13th : 1706 
— Nathaniell was b. July 10th: 1707 — Mary b. July 10th : 
1709 — thomas b. Aprell ye 6th: 1712 — (The next three en- 
tries by Mr. Bulkley, viz. :) Eunice daughter to Decon Nathll 
Skiner & mary his wife b. Decembr 15-1715 — David son of 
ye aforesd persons b. Jan. 7th : 1717 — and died on Janr 31st, 
Item : David b. Novr 6th 1719 — 

Samuell son to thankfull brown was b. decembr the 5th — 
1703— 

Elizabeth Daughter to Josiah Strong was b. the 21 of Octo- 
ber 1705 — Mary b. Septemb ye 19th: 1707 — Josiah b. Sep- 
tembrye9th: 1709 — uniss b. Nouembr ye 19: 1711 — Caleb 
b. the 20th : Day of february 1713-14 — Rachell b. Aprell ye 
21t-: 1716— Dorothy b. may 25th: 1718 — 

ebenezer kellogg & Mabell Butler were m. July ye 6th: 
1706 — Abigaiell was b. June 25th : 1707 — Ebenezer b. Jane- 
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wary 30th: 1709— 10— elizabeth b. Septr 25th: 1712— Mary 
b. June ye 3d, 1715 — prudence b. Decembr 24th: 1717 — 

John son to John Jonson b. Jenewary ye 16th : 1712 — 13 — 
Dauid b. february 10th: 1715— 16— elijah b Septembr 20th: 
1718— Elizabeth februwary 17th: 1720— 21— Elisha b. July 
16th: 1724— 

Joshua son to Josiah Strong b. July 20th 1720 — Irena b. 
octobr ye 20th : 1722— Asahell b. June 22d : 1725— 

Daniell Clark & elesebeth butler m. the 4th : Day of De- 
cemb : 1704 — hannah b. June 30th : 1706 — elisabeth b. June 
29: 1708— Daniell b. Septembr 28th: 1711— a son b. July 
17 th: 1710 & dyed the same Day — Jonah b. Deeembr ye 
19th: 1713— Roger b. Decembr 24th: 1715— Alexander b. 
Nouembr ye 6th : 1717 — Zuruiah b. March ye 14th: 1719— 
mabell b. octobr ye 7th : 1721 — 

hannah Daughter to ephream weles was b. Jenewary ye 2d : 
1709— 10— Lidiah b. Jenewary ye 18th: 1711—12 — R 
beckah b. Septemb ye It: 1715 — 

Rebeckah Daughter to Danll Clark b. Jun : ye 16th : 1726— 
Darius b. febwary the 2d: 1719— 20— Uriah b. Nouembr 2d: 
1722— 

ebenezar son of ebenezar skiner b. August ye 8th: 1703 — 
Sarah b. Agust 6t: 1705— Joseph b. Jenewary 17th: 1707-8 
—Deborah b. August 24th: 1710— Gidion b. October 19th : 
1712— Abigaiell b. July 9th : 1715— Ann b. Septembr ye 
8th: 1717— Mary b. septembr 18th: 1719 — 

Joseph prat & Sarah Colyer ware m. July 22d : 1697 — 
Joseph b. June 30th: 1698— asariah b. decemb. 7th: 1699— 
Abigaiel b. Nouembr 30th: 1702— Ruth b. March 16th: 
1705 — 6 — elisha b. Agust ye ICth: 1707 — Daniell b. May ye 
26th: 1710— Sarah b. August ye— 1713— 

Timothy son to ebenezer skiner b. July 10th : 1721 — Lydia 

b. Aprell ye 20th : 1723— margarittb. December 28th : 1725— 

Samuell son of Samuell brown b. Decemb ye 12th : 1718. 



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Sarauell dyed October 5 : 1719 — elizabeth b. Nouembr ye 16th : 
1720— Samuell b. March 10 : 1723— 

Deborah daughter to Thomas Day dyed October 20th : 1703 
Samuell son to Thomas Day b. Septemb 15th: 1704 — the 
Wife of John day Dyed May 12th: 1714— 

John son to Robert Ransom b. Nouember ye loth: 1709 — 
Mary b. August ye 30th: 1711— James b. March 13th:— 
1713 — Joshua b. may ye 3d: 1715 — Robert b. March 25th: 
1717 — alee (daughter) b. Septembr 6th: 1719 — Newton b. 
februwary ye 21 1 : 1722 — Peleg b. September ye 20th : 1724 
— Amos b. februwary ye 17th: 1727 — 

Benjamin son of elemene kithophell was b. Aprell 11th : 
1704— Richard b. Septemb: 27th: 1706— elizabeth b. June 
3d : 1709— John b. Septembr 3d : 1711 — Colings son to Clem- 
ent kiterfield b. Nouembr ye 9th : 1720 — 

Asariah son to Decon Samull Lomis b. may ye 2d : 1700 — 
elisabeth b. Nouemb : 13th: 1702 — Sarah b. March ye 7th : 
1705— Caleb b. Septemb. ye 20th : 1707— Daniell b. febrew- 
ary 20th: 1708-9— 

Abigaiell Daughter to James Mun b. October 17 : 1700 — 
James son to James Mun & mary his wife b. febrewary 2d : 
1703— hannah b. March 26th: 1706— Sarah b. June 28th: 
1708— 

kasiah Daughter to Thomas Brown b. September 22d : 
1707 — Samuell brown & elisabeth Collins ware m. may y<^ 
12th: 1713 — 

John addams son to John addams Junr b. August 21 1: 
1709— Daniell b. febrewary ye 12th, 1711 — 
Mary Butler Dyed march 19th : 1715 — 
Samuell kellogg Dyed August 24th : 1708— 
Remembrance Daughter to Richard Carier b. Aprell ye 
14th: 1715 — Sarah Daughter to Richard Carier dyed Sep- 
tembr 27 : 1717— 

Mary the wife of Decon Thomas Skiner Dyed March 26th : 
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Benjamin son to henry tomseon b. Jun 19th: 1709 — Isaac 
b. Aprell 20th : 1711— thankfull b. Aprell 17th : 1713— 

Sarah Daughter to the Reurent mr John bulkly b. aprell 
8th : 1702 — about the middell of the afternoone — another 
daughter was born May 6th : 1704 & dyed about 3 howrs after 
its birth — John bulkley was b. aprell 19 : 1705 about 3 howrs 
before day—Dorothy b. feby. 28 : 1706 — Geshom b. febre- 
waryye4th: 1708-9— Charels b. decembr 26th: 1710— peter 
b. Nouembr 21t : 1712 — patience b. march 21— 1715 about 
noone— oleuer b. July 29th: 1717 — lucee b. Janewary 29th : 
1719 — 20, about break of Day — Irene & Joseph (twins) son 
and daughter to mr bulkley b. feb. 10th : 1721-2 about two 
hours before day — Irene dyed ye 20th of ye same month fol- 
lowing about two howrs before daye — Joseph Dyed ye 25th 
of ye same month following about ye daun of ye day — 

Dinah daughter to henry tomeson b. februwary ye 18th — 
1718-19— elesebeth Daughter to John hitchcock b. May 23d : 
1708 — thomas Brown senr Dyed Aprell ye 18th: 1717— Shu- 
baiell Rowlee Dyed March the 28th: 1714— 

Daniell son to Samuell Brown & elizabeth Colings his wife 
b. June ye 12: 1714 — elizabeth ye wife of Samuell Brown 
Dyed July ye 2d: 1714 — Samuell Brown & presilla kent 
ware m. Aprell ye 11th: 1715 — Dauid b. March ye 29th : 
1716 — look on ye top of the other side for more — 

John fuller son to Samuell fuller b. Nouember the 3d : 
1704 — Samuell b. the last day of agust 1706 — Moses b. Jene- 
warythe30: 1708— Aron b. June ye 3d: 1711 — Mahitablc 
b. august 6: 1716 — marcy b. June ye 27 : 1718 — Mary b. 
febry : ye 28 : 1721 — desire b. february 2d : 1723 — abner b. 
Decembr ye 10th: 1724. — (daughter, b. June 1727 — 

1699 in July 22d : Timothy Carier son of Richard Carrier 
was b. — Sarah b. aprell ye 13th : 1701 — Mahitabell b. aprell 
16 : 1702 — elisabeth, the wife of Richard Carier Dyed March 
ye 6 : 1704 — Richard Carier & thankfull Brown ware M. 



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July 29th: 1707 — hannah b. May ye It: 17t>8 — amos son to 
Richard Carier b. July ye 3d : 1722. 

Lydia Daughter of Samuell Gilbert b. Septeinbr 4th : 1707 
—Mercy b. Octobr 4th: 1709 — 

William Roberds & elisebeth Northam ware m. ye 20th : of 
July 1705 — samll : b. febrewary ye 8th: 1705-6 — An b. 
March ye 8th: 1707-8 Sarah b. Septra: 13th: 1710— Jeru- 
sha b. Janewary 31 : 1713— William b. March ye 4th: 1715 
lemewell b. march 24th: 1717 — Mary b. aprell 1st: 1721 — 
elizabeth ye wife of William Roberds Dyed August ye 22d : 
1728— 

Caleb Jefferis & hannah parsons the reputed daughter to 
Jonathan parsons late of Northampton deceased ware m. De- 
cembr ye 17th: 1710 — 

Nathaniell foot & ann Clark m. July ye 4th : 1711. 

Daniell son to Josiah phelps b. Decembr the 17th : 1704 — 
Ann b. febreary 8th : 1708-9 — Isaac b. febrewary It : 1710-11 
— Zefeniah b. Nouembr 7th : 1712 — elizabeth b. may 16th : 
1715— 

Nathaniell son of Nathaniell kellogg b. May ye 8th : 1703 
-—Sarah b. Decembr 27th : 1707— Lydya b. May 29th : 1710 
— ezra b. Septembr ye 6th : 1724 — 

Marcy Daughter to Isaac bigloo b. July 23d : 1711 & dyed 
about 3 months after — Isack son to Isaac biglo b. may 4th : 
1713 — marcy b. february 4th : 1715 — Mary b. July 31 1 : 1719 
— Samuell b. the 2 It Day of December 1724— Sarah b. the 
the 27th : day of June 1727— lidia b. aprell the 22d : 1729— 
(In another place) hannah b. ye 2d : Day of octobr : 1721 — 
abigaiell b. Aprell 13th : 1723— 

thankful Daughter to Richard Carier b. aprell 29th, 1711 — 

(Here ends the recording of births, marriages and deaths by 
Micaiell Taintor Esq. — What follows is chiefly in the hand of 
Esq. Bulkley — A small portion of it is in the hand of Capt. 
Aaron Skinner—)" Mary daughter of Daniel & Elizabeth Worth- 



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ington was b. Augt. 2d: 1737— Telitha b. Nov. 25: 1738— 
Abigail b. March 10 : 1740— Almy b. april 12 : 1741— Mehi- 
tabel b. June 27 : 1742 & dyed July 1 : 1742— William b. 
oct. 20: 1743 & d. March 4th 1744— William b. Jan. 29; 
1744-5— Amasai b. April 16: 174fi— 

Susannah daughter to Joseph Isham b. 14 : Feb. 1737-8. 

Samuel Kellogg & Abigail Sterling, m. Jan. 8th, 1 735-6— 
Abigail b. Oct. 29 : 1736— Samuel b. Dec. 20: 1738— Han- 
nah b. Sept. 30: 1740— Ann b. Novr 30: 1742— Mary b. 
April 27 : 1745, New Stile— Eunice b. Feb. 26 : 1747— Daniel 
b. June 1 : 1749— Ann d. July 9: 1758, in the 16th year of 
her age — 

Martha daughter to Isaac Crocker & Elisabeth his wife b. 
March 3: 1731— Abigail b. March 10: 1733— a daughter 
(still born Sept. 26: 1736— 

Elisha Pratt & Ann Porter m. Feb. 27 : 1735-6— Elisha 
b. Jan. 25 : 1735-6— David b. April 30 : 1738— 

Gershom Bulkley & Abigail Robins m. Nov. 27 : 1733— 
Sarah b. Nov. 10: 1735— 

Noah Weils & Sarah Wyatt were m. Aprilll5: 1714 — 
Israeli Wyatt b. Dec. 17; 1714— Jerusha b. Jan. 6: 1716-17 
& d. Dec. 17 : 1717— Noah b. Sept. 25 : 1718— Sarah b. Jan. 
12 : 1721-2— David b. Sept. 10 : 1723— Moses b. Oct. 3 : 1725 
—Gideon b. Jan. 22 : 1728-9— Silas b. July 8 : 1730— Jerusha 
b. Jan. 28 : 1733-4— Amos b. Feb. 28 : 1735— 

Mary wife of Ebenezer Dibble d. March 5 : 1736— Elisa- 
beth daughter of Benjamin Carrier & Elisabeth his wife b. 
Nov. 25 : 1735 — Hannah daughter to Joseph Pumery & 
Elisabeth his wife b. April 28 : 1734 — John Daley son to 
Joseph Daley & Patience his wife b. Dec. 11: 1708 — The 
Revd Mr Joseph Lovett & Ann Holms m. Aprill 3 : 1734 — 
Samuel b. Jan. 12: 1734-5 — Benjamin Carrier & Elisabeth 
Kneeland m. Feb. 6th 1734-5 — Thomas Carrier Dyed May 
16 : A. D. 1735 aged about 108 or 109 years. 



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^ Isaac Bigloe & Abigail Skinner were m. March 14 : 1734 
— Abigail b. Jan. 1 : 1734-5 — Ann b. March 7 : 1736 — Isaac 
b. Nov. 17: 1737— Timothy b. Nov. 18: 1739— Amasai b. 
Dec. 28: 1741— & d. Jan. 18: following— Mary b. Feb. 2: 
1743— Lydia b. May 2: 1745— Margarett b. Aug. 2: 1747— 
Jerusha b. March 8: 1748-9— Rubey b. Dec. 14: 1750— 
Samuel b. Nov. 1 : 1752— Amasai b. Feb. 11 : 1755— Addi 
(a son) b. Oct. 18 : 1757— Ruby d. June 5 : 1759— 

Nathaniel son to Joshua Cole & Mary his wife b. Jan. 31 : 
1734_5_ 

David Bigloe & Editha Day m. Dec. 11 : 1729— Hannah 
b. Nov. 11 : 1730— David b. May 7 : 1732— Amasa b. Sept. 
3: 1733— Ezra b. April 10: 1736— Daniel b. May 25 : 1738. 
Eli b. August 25 : 1739— Azariah b. Dec. 26: 1741— Editha 
b. March 16: 1744— Editha wife of David Bigelow d. Jan. 
19 : 1746 — David Bigelow & Marcy Lewis m. Jan. 21 : 1747 
—Stephen b. Oct. 27: 1747— Stephen d. Sept. 13: 1748— 
Stephen b. June 5: 1749 — Moses b. Oct. 4: 1750, & d. Dec. 
23 : 1750 — Stephen d. Aug. 5 : 1751 — Eli d. Aug. 10: 1751 
—Marcy b. Nov. 23 : 1753— 

Benjamin Chamberlin & Hannah Wyatt m. Dec. 14 : 1731 — 
Wyat, son to Ben. Chamberlin b. Oct. 12 : 1728 — a daughter 
b. Oct. 10: 1730 & d. the 19th of the same month — Benjamin 
b. Dec. 27 : 1731 & d. on the 28: of the same month — 

[Thus the Chamberlin record reads, being in the hand of 
Mr. Bulkley. — C. m. t.] 

Israel son to Ebenezer Skinner Junr. & Sarah his wife 
b. Jan. 18: 1730 — 1 — Samuell son to Nathaniel Skinner Jr 
b. Sept. 11: 1735— John b. Sept. 7: 1738— Rebecca daugh- 
ter to Nath. & Mary Skinner b. Dec. 3 : 1730 — Nathaniel b. 
June 23: 1732— 

Elnathan Rowley & Abigail Cone were m. Dec. 26 : 1723 
—Abigail b. May 7 : 1725— Abigail d. Oct. 17 : 1726— Jesse 



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b. May 8 : 1728— Abigail b. Oct. 2 : 1730— Israel b. Feb. 20 : 
1732-3— Thankful b. Dec. 3 : 1735 & d. the 9 : of Dec. 1735 
Abigail wife of Elnathan Rowley d. Dec. 8 : 1735 — Elnathan 
Rowley & Lidia Wells m. Oct. 3 : 1736— Ephraim b. Oct. 17 : 
1737— Thankful b.— Lydia b. 

Sarah wife of Serg't Joseph Pratt died Nov. 20 : 1730 

Micaiell Taintor Esq. Dyed February 19th 1730-1 — Jonah 
son to Jonathan & Sarah Gillet d. April 10 : 1731 — Aaron b. 
May 23: 1732— Mary b. May 23: 1734— The Revd Mr. 
John Bulkley first Minister in ye Town of Colchester departed 
this life in ye night following ye 9th day of June in ye year 
1731, — about half an hour after one of ye clock — 

Elisabeth daughter to Samuel Lewis & Mary his wife b. 
June 22 : 1731— Benjamin b. March 29 : 1733— Jno. b. June 
16: 1834— Samuell b. Jan. 9: 1735-6 — Abraham b. April 
29: 1738— Isaac b. Feb. 14: 1738-9— 

Young Fuller & Jerusha Bebee m. April 23 : 1730 — Joshua 
b. Sept.?: 1730— 
1/ Daniel Lomis & Hannah Witherell m. Oct. 7 : 1731 — Han- 
nah b. July 15 : 1732— Mercy b. Aug. 18 : 1733— Daniel b. 
June 16: 1735. 

Joseph Pumery Junr & Elisabeth Randall were m. Dec. 25 : 
1728— Joseph b. August 17: 1731— Hannah b. April 28: 
1734__Abigail b. June 2 : 1736 — 

Prudence daughter of John & Mary Carrier b. & d. on ye 
22: March 1731 — Elisha son to Serj't Isaac Bigloe b. April 
14: 1731 — Abigail wife of Ensign Ephraim Wells d. Nov. 
16 : 1731— Edward Fuller d. Jan 7 : 1731— David son to Ed- 
ward Fuller & Elisa his wife b. Jan. 26 : 1727^-Edward b. May 
11 : 1730. 

Eunice daughter to Benja : Aquitfield & Eunice his wife b. 
Feb. 26 : 1730—1. 

Delight daughter to Nathl & Hannah Otis b. March 23 : 
1731— Marcy b. July 3 : 1734— Delight d. July 20: 1740— 



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Nathll their son d. Jan. 24 : 1740-1— Hannah d. June 12 : 1752 
— The abovesd Nathall Otis deceased April 15: 1771 in the 
81st year of his age. 

Jona. son to Deac. Nathll Skinner & Mary his wife b. Aug. 
15 : 1721— Josiah b. April 30 : 1724— Joanna b. March 19 : 
1727— Zerviah b. June 25 : 1730— 

John son to Phillip Caverly & Hannah b. Nov. 24 : 3 731 — 
Phillip (son) d. June 19 : 1739 — John son to John & Elisa- 
beth Douglass b. Oct. 12 : 1731— Elizabeth b. Dec. 5: 1733— 
Daniel b. Oct. 15 : 1735— 

John Adams the first dyed in Colchester Nov. 22 : 1732 — 
Joseph son to Joseph Pratt Junr b. Aug. 2 : 1732 — Ebenezer 
son to John & Ann Beach b. Feb. 17 : 1732-3 — d. on the 5 : 
April 1734 — John son to Ebenr Skinner Jr & Sarah his wife 
b. Feb. 23 : 1732-3— Hannah daughter to Evan & Mary Har- 
ris b. Aug. 22 : 1732 — James son to James Crocker b. April 
20 : 1732— Thankful b. Jan. 27 : 1733-4. 

Sarah daughter to Josiah & Grace Gates, b. Nov. 12 : 1732 
— Leodemiah daughter to James Newton Junr. & Susannah 
his wife b. May 7 : 1732— Susannah b. March 15 : 1735. 

Elisabeth daughter to Robert & Alice Ransom b. May 1 : 
1729 — Amy b. Aug. 2 : 1732 — Aaron Gillitt dyed in Boston 
Nov. 30 : 1730— 

John Chapman & Bethiah Chapman m. April 10: 1740 — 
Bethiah b. Feb. 27 : 1743— Sarah b. May 13 : 1745— John 
b. April 6: 1747— Thomas & Jason b. Feb. 20: 1749— Ros- 
selb. May 17: 1751— Rhoda b. Sept. 20: 1754— Rhoda d. 
April 20: 1756— Thomas d. Jan. 21 : 1759— 

Thomas son to Jabez & Ann Jones b. May 21 : 1732 — 
Jabez b. Jan. 14 : 1733-4— Amos b. Jan. 2 : 1734-5— Anna 
b. Oct. 5 : 1736— Israeli b. Jan. 7 : 1737-8— Asa b. June 9 : 
1739— Hazael b. Jan. 6: 1742-3— Jehiel b. Sept. 20: 1743 
—Ariel b. Sept. 28 : 1745— Sarah b. Jan. 7 : 1746-7— Ahijah 
b. July 5 : 1750= 
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Asa son to William & Abigail Marriner b. Oct. 9 : 1732 — 
Jonathan son to Edward & Zerviah Bill b. May 5 : 1733 — John 
Quitifield & Elisabeth Kilborn m. Dec. 7 : 1733 — Amasai b. 
Dec. 11 : 1734— Elisabeth the wife of Charles Williams Dyed 
Sept. 13 : 1725 — Ruben son to John Strong & Abijah his wife 
b. May 8 : 1733— 

Benjamin Day & Margaret Foot m. March 6 : 1729 — Ann 
b. Feb. 27 : 1730— Benjamin b. Sept. 13: 1731— Adonijah b. 
July 16: 1733— Asa b. May 16: 1735 & d. 23 : Asa b. June 
1 : 1736 & dyed 13 : Margaret b. Oct. 27 : 1737— Aaron 
b. Sept. 14: 1740— Amasai b. April 21: 1742— Lydia b. 
April 21 : 1744— Daniel b. July 21 : 1747— David b. Aug. 
4 : 1749— Editha b. Jan. 5 : 1752. 

William son of Jabez & Tabitha Rowley b. Oct. 15 : 1727 
— Phinehas b. Oct. 7 : 1729— Lois b. Nov. 14: 1731— Simeon 
b. June 17 : 1733— Eunice b. April 3 : 1735— Nathan b. Feb. 
12 : 1737— Lydia b. June 27 : 1739— Dorothy b. April 28 : 
1741. 

Joseph Day & Esther Hungerford m. April 1 : 1729 — Ezra 
b. Jan. 18 : 1730 & d. July 23 : Joseph b. May 6 : 1731— 
Esther b. March 12 : 1733— Grace b. March 12 : 1736— Mary 
b. July 2 : 1738— Ezra b. July 20 : 1740 & d. March 17 : 
1742— Asa b. March 13 : 1743— Rachel b. Nov. 22 : 1745— 
Jesse b. Jan. 16 : 1748— 

Richard Quitifield & Lydia Cripen m. March 1 : 1732— 
Abner b. Aug 27 : 1732— a son still-born Dec. 22 : 1733— 

Jno. Carrier Junr & Rebecca Banister m. Jan. 13 : 1730-31 
—Andrew b. Jan 13: 1731-2— Mary b. Dec. 7 : 1733— An- 
drew d. Jan. 24 : 1736-7— Mary d. Jan. 18 : 1736-7— 

Samuell Brown & Mary Dunham m. Aug. 6 : 1729— Sam- 
uell b. Aug. 17 : 1729— Abner b. March 25 : 1730— Mary b. 
Feb. 13: 1732 — 

Elisabeth daughter to Daniel Chamberlin b. March 18 : 
1720— Esther b. Oct. 18 : 1722— Mehitabell b. Aprill 9 : 1725 



Ill 

— Daniel b. Nov. 2: 1727— Richard b. July 5: 1730— Wil- 
liam b. March 10 : 1733— 

Jabez Crippen & Thankfull Fuller m. July 9 : 1707— Su- 
sanna b. May 21 : 1708 — Frances (daughter) b. June 26 : 
1710— Lydia b. March 17 : 1713— Thomas b. May 15 : 1715 
—Jabez b. July 14 : 1717— John b. March 20 : 1720— Mahi- 
tabell b. July 6 : 1722— Samuel b. July 7 : 1724— Joseph b. 
June 7 : 1726— Thankfull b. April 2 : 1728— 

Cornelius Hamlin & Mary Mudge m. Dec. 5 : 1732 — Cor- 
nelius b. Sept. 25: 1733 — Stephen Brainerd & Susannah 
Gates m. Dec. 24: 1730— Susannah b. Sept. 24: 1731— 
Elisabeth b. Dec. 17: 1733— 

Andrew Carrier Junr & Ruth Addama m. Dec. 27 : 1733 — 
Andrew b. Nov. 9 : 1734— Ruth his wife d. Nov. 16 : 1734— 
Andrew Carrier & Rebecca Rockwell m. Oct. 27 : 1735— Ruth 
b. Aug. 14 : 1736— Joseph b. March 3 : 1738— Samuel b. Jan. 
6 : 1739-40— Israeli b. March 12 : 1741-2— Isaac b. April 
21: 1744— 

John Ransom & Bethia Lewis m. April 6 : 1732 — Robert 
b. April 8 : 1733— 

John Gates & Sarah Fuller m. April 19 : 1722— Sarah b. 
Aug. 10 : 1725— John b. Aug. 19 : 1728— Nehemiah b. April 
17: 1730— Mathias b. Feb. 13: 1733-4— Ezra b. July 20 : 
1736. 

John Lord & Experience Crippen were m. Dec. 26 : 1724 
— Jonathan b. Oct. 3 : 1726 — Timothy Carrier & Frances 
Crippen m. Feb, 26 : 1729-30— Elisabeth b. Jan. 18 : 1730-1— 
Elisabeth d. Aug. 26: 1731— Thankfull b. Aug. 5: 1732— 
Elisabeth b. Dec. 22: 1733-4— 

Hannah the wife of Mr. Benjamin Lewis died June 9 : 1732. 
David Day & Hannah Lewis m. Dec. 12: 1734 — 

Mary, daughter to Stephen & Deborah Pain b. Dec. 29 : 
1734 — Deborah daughter to Ebenr. & Sarah Skinner b. Feb. 
23 : 1735 — Abigail daughter to Joseph & Susanna Isham b. 



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May 21 : 1732— Jane b. Feb. 2 : 1734— Joseph b. Oct. 15 : 
1735— 

Elnathan Palmiter & Elisabeth Scovele m. April 16 : 1734— 
Sarah b. March 18 : 1734-5— Elisabeth b. Jan. 26: 1736-7 
—Eunice b. April 11 : 1739— Elisabeth b. Dec. 11 : 1741— 
Irene b. May 28 : 1745— John b. Jan. 7 : 1747-8— Nathan b. 
March 9 : 1749-50— Charles b. Feb. 15 : 1751-2 — 

Daniel Chapman & Katharine Wentworth m. March 22 : 
1713— Paul b. April 12 : 1714— Katharine b. Dec. 23 : 1715— 
Martha b. July 2 : 1717 — a daughter still-born April, 1719 — 
Sarah b. June 1 : 1720— Daniel b. April 10 : 1722— Silas b. 
April 8 : 1724— Elias b. Jan. 14 : 1725-6— Barabas b. March 
18: 1728— Jeremiah b. April 12 : 1733— Mercy b. April 14: 
1735— Eunice b. April 28: 1737— Paul d. Sept. 28: 1738— 
Sarah d. Dec. 22 : 1738— 

John son to John Dethick b. March 10: 1719 — Elisabeth 
b. Dec. 17 : 1721— Susanna b. Dec. 17 : 1723— Mary b. March 
10: 1725— Sarah b. March 5: 1727— Naomi b. May 11: 
1729— Annanias b. Dec. 24 : 1730— Hannah b. June 29 : 1733 
— Ruth b. July 16 : 1734— Aaron Skinner & Eunice Taintor 
m. Aug 4: 1737. Mary daughter to Ebenezer Skiner b. 
March 17: 1736-7— 

John Hopson & Mary Kellogg m. May 28 : 1730 — John b. 
Nov. 5 : 1731, & d July 14 : 1732— John b. Jan. 29 : 1734— 
Betty b. Feb. 16: 1735— Sarah b. Jan. 29: 1737— Lydia b. 
Aug. 20 : 1739 & d. July 6 : 1740— Lydia b. Oct. 24 : 1741. 
Mary b. April 16 : 1745— Hannah b. Sept. 29 : 1747— Pru- 
dence b. Dec. 16 : 1750 — Capt. John Hopson d. Aug. 9 : 1751 
— In the 44th year of his age. March 31 : 1761 died the wife 
of Capt. John Hopson late deceased who after his death was 
joined in m. to Henry Bliss of Lebanon — Lydia their daughter 
d. Oct. 6: 1761— 

"Colchester Nouember 16 : 1730 — then John bulkley Junr 
personally appeared & entered his Caution acording to ye Di- 



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rection of ye law of this Gouernt in pag 103 : against any 
Deed or euedenc of any Conueyance eighther by Josiah phelps 
formerly of Colchester or by left. James haris of a Certain 
tract of land Containing in quantety about Seauenty acers and 
formerly Mortgaged by said phelps to John h arris esqr of hart- 
ford : or any other person besids ye sd John bulkley who hath 
purchased ye sd land of Roswell Saltonstall untill a legall tnall 
hath passed on a Deed of Releas giuen by sd phelps to sd Sal- 
tonstall hath passed to a final Issue & hath Giuen bond to me 
Micaiell Taintor town Clerk — 

"To All Christian people to whome these presents shall Com 
greeting : Whearas the Gouerner and Company of this Colo- 
ny of Conettecot in Newengland in america (By vertue of the 
powers vested in them By our Late Soureign Lord king 
Charles the second of Blesed memory in and by his Letters 
patins under the great seal of england bareing Date the thre 
& twentieth Day of Aprell in the fowrtenth year of his sd 
Majests Reign did By an Instrument bareing Date the twenty- 
fowrth Day of Septembr in the fowrth year of the Reign of 
our soverain Lady ann : of england &c) Conuey & make ouer 
unto Samull Gilbert Micaiell Taintor Samuell Northam, John 
addams Joseph pumery Samuell Lomis James brown Joseph 
prat & John Bulkley proprietors & freholders in the town of 
Colchester & to our heigrs & assines for euer all the Land 
lying in the bounds of the said town that is to say all the Land 
Lying within & bounded by the folloinge boundaries : viz : 
east & Northeast by a Line runing by Norwich Southwest 
Bounds one mile Notherly on Norwich Line & from thenc By 
a direct Line runing & falling half a mile below the midell of 
the Hand in a pond Called the North pond : westerly by the 
east bounds of haddam & Mideltown notherly by the north 
Bownds of twenty mile Reuer Southerly by the North bownds 
of the town of Lime & all the woods vnder woods vplands 
areable Lands meadows pastuers ponds waters reuers fishings 
10* 



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fowlings huntings mines Mierals quarries & prestious Stones 
upon & within the sd tract of Land so butted & bownded as 
aforesaid to haue & to hold the sd tract of Land with all & 
singuler the heriditaments preueliges and apurtenances thareof 
vnto vs the aboue mentioned Samuell Gilbert Micaiell Taintor 
Samuel Northam &c & our heigrs & assines for euer to be 
holden of her Majestie her heigrs & sucksesors as of her 
Majesties manor of east grinwich in the County of Kent in the 
Kingdom of england in fre & Comon sociage & whearas the 
desire of the said gouerner & Company in the aboue mentioned 
conueyanc was the settelment of a towne on said Land & the 
persons hearafter mentioned (viz) William Roberds senr. 
Thomas Skiner Thomas Day Joseph Chamberlin Joseph 
Dewey Noah Coleman Josiah gillett ser. Isreall Wiat Charles 
Williams senr. James mun John Day Joseph wright James 
Taylor Richard Carier Andrew Carier Nat ha nil Kellog ebe- 
nezer Dibbel John Skiner Shubaiell Rowlee John brown wil- 
liam Shipman John Chapman ser. John waters samuel fuller 
John hopson william Roberds Junr Richard Skiner Benjamin 
Skiner ebenezer Skiner Josiah Strong Josiah gillet Junr Jona- 
than Northam Nathll foot Josiah foot Ebenezer Colman Micai- 
ell Taintor Junr. Danill Clark Junr Samll pellet Jonathan 
kilburn henry tomeson John addams Junr Clement kithophell 
thonias Brown John Baker Moses Rowle=haue Com & sat 
Downe with vs on sd Land & made Considerable Improue- 
ments on Diuers parcels tharof=now know ye that we the 
aboue mentioned Samuell Gilbert Micaiell Taintor Samuell 
Northam John addams Joseph Pumery Samll Loomis James 
Brown Joseph pratt & John Bulkley proprioters of the said 
Land do on the Considerations aforesd Receaue the sd William 
Roberds senr Thomas Skiner thomas Day with the rest of the 
persons aboue named with them) as Joynt proprioters with vs 
& for our selues our heigrs executors adminestrators & assigns 
do frely Giue Grant Confirm Conuey and pass ouer unto the 



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said william Roberds Senr thomas Skiner thomas Day with the 
rest mentioned with them) them & thair heigrs for euer Such 
Rights in the abouesd tracts of Land as ware at thair Coming hear 
put in for by them (exsepting Such parcels and Rights tharof 
as any of them) by vertue of the pretended grants of the town) 
haue Disposed of (which Dispositions or Conueyances so made 
we do by these presents Confirm unto the persons to whom thay 
are Respectiuely made thair heigrs & assignes for euer) together 
with such priueliges emunities as are hearafter mentioned & to 
the ondly vse bennefit & behouf of the sd persons thair & 
euery of thair heigrs Assigns foreuermore to haue & to hold 
sd parsels of Land, rights preaeliges from the day of the Date 
hearof foreuer) that is to Say we grant unto the aboue men- 
tioned persons thair heigrs & assines for euer full power of 
acting with us in all things wharin as proprioters we may be 
Conserned as we ourselus haue we hauing mutuly agreed & do 
hearby ordaine & Determin that in all future Meetings of vs 
& them our & thair heigrs & assignes for euer hearafter the 
manegment of all afares shall be under the following Regula- 
tions (viz) that the voate of two-thirds at least of the proprio- 
ters that is to say two thirds of those who now by this Instru- 
ment are made proprioters or such as hearafter shall be) thair 
heigrs & assines) together with ourselus our heigrs or assigns 
shall be nessesary to the determination of any afaire in sd 
meetings a less Nomber shall not make a voate — 2 : that none 
of vs our heigrs or assines or of the sd persons proprioters with 
vs thair heigrs that shall not haue a fiuety pownd Right (as it 
is Commonly Called) in the aboue mentioned tract of Land 
shall haue power of voating in any afaire managed in sd meet- 
ings — 3 that any of vs our heigrs or assigns them or thair 
heigrs or assigns that Already haue or hearafter shall 
aduance our or thair estats and Increase our or thair Rights 
in Sd Land shall haue power of voating in proportion to 
the number of said Rights that is to say he that now has 
or hearafter shall haue one hundred pownd right shall haue 



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power of offoring two voats) lie that has or shall haue a two 
hundred pownd Right of fowr voats in any afaire of sd meet- 
ings & So proportionabley in witnes whearof we the aboue 

mentioned proprioters haue afixed our hands & seals this twenty 
eighth Day of Aprell Anoqe Dom : 1713 — Micaiell Taintor 
Jno Bulkley Samll gilbert Jno addams Joseph prat Samll North- 
am Samll Lomis Joseph pumery — In presents of these Witneses 
obadiah hosford Danll Clark senr Samuell palmer — We the 
aboue mentioned persons made proprioters by the aboue Writ- 
ten Instrument Do hearby Signefie our aprobation of the aboue- 
mentioned Rimetations for the regulation of all futuer meetings 
of proprioters & Do hearby Bind our selues our heigrs & 
assines to a submition to. them in all futuer meetings wharin 
we or thay acording to the Imuneties or preueliges in the aboue 
mentioned Instrument granted may be Conserned in testemony 
Wharof we haue hear to fixed our names on ye Day & year 
abouementioned= William Roberds Senr thorn Skiner Thom 
Day Joseph chamberlin John Skiner Isreall Wiatt charles Wil- 
liams Jos : Dewey Jno Day Nathnll Kellogg ebenezer Dibell 
Richard Carrier Shubaiell Rowlee Andrew Carier John Chap- 
man John hopson Riclid Skiner william Roberds Josiah gillet 
senr Micaiell Taintor Junr Josiah gillet Junr ebenezer Skiner 
thom Lomis Jonathan Kellogg Josiah foot ebenezer Colman 
Jonathan Kilburn thomas Brown Samull Pellet James Newton 
Josiah Strong ebenezer Kellogg Nathll foot Josiah phelps Jona- 
than Northam James Brown Decon Skiner Noah wels sins as 
wm shipmam henry tomesons X mark Jos Wright Moses 
Rowlee — 

at a meeting of the proprioters of Colchester Aprell 28th 
1713 the persons following haueing Com & set down with vs 
& made Improuements we Do receaue them to be proprioters 
of following tracts which now we grant to them (viz) to mr 
James Newton yt hundred pownd Right Which he obtained of 
John Chapman — To thomas Lomis that hundred pownd Right 



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which he bought of Daniell Cooley — To Ebenezer kellogg yt 
hundred pownd Right which he purchased of Sarall Waller of 
N: london — To Jonathan kellog that hundred pownd Right 
which he purchased of the saw-mill men — To the heigrs of Left 
Noah weles Deseased yt hundred pownd Right which he took 
up by vertue of a purchas made of John & Joshua more of 
N. london — It was voated that mr John bulkley Joseph wright 
& Micaiell Taintor shall at any time Call a meeting of the 
proprioters. 

at a meeting of the proprioters of Colchester July 28th : 
1713 — Whearas Diuers persons Do Claim Lands Within the 
propriaty Granted to vs By the Gouerner & Company & from 
time to time are Entering & trespasing vpon vs — it was voated 
1 : that Mr James Newton Samll Northam Samll Lomis Jo- 
seph Wright & Ebenezer Coleman be a Commitie for the 
prosecuting & Ejecting the sd trespasers — 2 that the prosecu- 
tion of the sd trespasers shall be mannaged at the Comon 
Charg of the proprioters & that euery one shall be Assesed 
acording to his Right in the propriaty — at ye meeting afore- 
said was Granted unto Ebenezer Colman fiuety acres of land 
to be taken up without & Clear from the sequestrations of land 
which hath bin formerly made by the towne — the Condistion 
of the grant is that he the said ebenezer Coleman pay to sd 
proprioters the sum of nine pounds Currant mony) at the meet- 
ing aforesd Micaiell Taintor was chosen proprioters Clerk — 

at a meeting of the proprioters of Colchester October ye 23d 
1717 it was voated to Grant to ye Reurt mr thatcher of milton 
a quit Claim of all that part of his farm of land which lyeth 
within the township of said Colchester he guieing to the said 
propriaters the sum of twenty & fiue pownds : & mr bulkley 
left John skiner & Micaiell Taintor are appoynted to giue sd 
quit Claim in thair Name : & further it was voated that those 
persons that haue taken vp land within the said farm : to take 
it up elcwhare But not within any of the sequestrations of land 



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for town comons the persons that haue taken vp Land thare are 
namely Decon Samuell Lomis Benjamin addams thomas ad- 
dams : Samuel brown & ebenezer Coleman & John addams 
which is alianated to ms elizabeth wilson of hartford — Samuell 
Lomis thomas addams & Samuell Brown agreed & Consented 
to Relinquish thar perticqler Rights of Land Layd out to them 
within the said Claim of mr thatchers : on the Condistions 
aboue mentioned & Did so Declare at the Meeting : aboue- 
mentioned John addams also sent by his father to the said 
meeting that he agreed to the termes aboue said : benjamin 
addams also did the like — further it was voated that the said 
25 pownds shall 'be exspended towards the procuering a Bell 
for the town of Colchester. 

Janewary 26th 1718-19 — at a proprietors meeting legaly 
warned the proprioters voated that the present Comittie should 
go on in the prosecution of the action now Depending in the 
law against Samuell Waters of hebron : alies Colchester : and 
further the said Comittie namely ebenezer Colman ebenezer 
Skiner & nathaniell foot shall haue a further suply of mony 
of what is needfull in that action or any other that may hap- 
pen to be of the same natuer : before another proprioters meet- 
ing (at the charg of the proprioters — at the same meeting the 
proprioters granted to Richard tozer seauenty acres of land : 
& to leftnt skiner ten acers to be taken up on the South Side 
of euan Joneses land : which is in Consideration that thay 
haue taken up Sixty acers of land in haddam bounds the 
which thay are exchanging with the heirs of Joseph gates — 
further the proprioters granted to Samuell lomis Junr liberty 
to mow the meadow at the deep Reuer : lying aboue the old 
Road to newlondon he paying to the order of the proprioters : 
one shilling pr load for what he doth gitt thare — 

at a proprioters meeting held in Colchester Septemb 13th : 
1720 — they nomenated voated & apoynted Leftenant James 
harris ebenezer Colman & Sergt Nathanell foot a comitie to 



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reat & Confer with a Comittie which may be chosen by the 
own or proprioters of ye town of Norwich Conserning a finall 
■Jetlement of the bownds betwixt Norwich & Colchester : & 
o to make Return to the proprioters & town of thair doings 
harein — At the meeting aforesaid the proprioters Granted to 
ns foot widow fifty acers of Land to be taken up : without the 
Sequestration that is to say not to be taken on any of the 
Land that hath bin formerly sequestered for town Comons : 
tfhich grant is in Consideration that her Late husband Mr foot 
lid procuer a deed of oaneco for the township of Colchester : 
fc in Said deed the said Indian gaue him fifty acers for his 
>wn perticqler use : this meeting is Adjorned till next friday 
3om Seauen night — 

Know All men by these presents that I Ebenezer Colemen 
)f Colchester In the County of hartford in his Majestis Colony 
)f Conettecut in Newengland Am holden & firmly do stand 
Dound : unto Joseph wright & Micaiell Taintor of the town 
County & Colony aforesaid : who ware deputed by the pro- 
prioters of the said town of Colchester to take this bond : in 
thair behalf & for the use of the said proprioters : : I say I do 
biearby acknoleg my self bound unto the said Joseph Wright 
& Micaiell Taintor to them or any one of them or their At- 
bourney : or to any other person or persons who may hearafter 
be deputed by the aforesaid proprioters to Receaue or Recouer 
the same) in the sum of one hundred pounds Curant money : 
to be paid unto the said Joseph wright & Micaiell Taintor or 
thair Attourney or to him or them, who may be deputed by 
said proprioters of Colchester to Receaue the same as afore- 
said — to the which payment well & truly to be made : I bind 
myself my heirs execoters And adminestrators firmly by these 
presents : Sealed with my seal Dated the thirtenth Day of 
March In the fifth year of the Reign of our Soueran — Lord 
Georg : & in the year of our Lord — 1719 — 



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The Condistion of this oblygation is such that wheras at a 
town meeting held in Colchester Nouembe ye 4th 1706 : the 
town granted to Martin Kellogg on hundred pound Right of 
Land in the town of Colchester on Condistion [that he pay to 
the town fiue pounds & Com & Settell in the town) he said 
Kellogg : haueing paid the fiue pounds but not Com to settell 
as abouesd.) the proprioters of Colchester at thair meeting 
Aprell ye 24th : 1716 granted to him Said Ebenezer Colman 
that hundred pound Right : aboue mentioned, he repaying to 
Said Kellogg the fiue pound & Also to bring a quit Claim 
from sd kellogg of all the Right that might acrue to sd kellogg 
by vertue of the Said grant : or to any of his heirs or assigns : 
it is also to be understood that I the Said Colman am obliged 
(hearby) to take up Said Right of Land: Within the bounds 
of that which is Claimed to be the bounds of hebron : or on 
the north Side or norwest sid of that Line which hebron In- 
habetants pretend to be the Deuiding line betwixt hebron & 
Colchester : & not to take up any part of the Said Land acrue- 
ing to him by vertue of the Said Right : In any other place : 
within the bounds of Colchester : : & if in Case I the said 
ebenezer Colman my heirs executors or adminestrators or as- 
signs shall well & truly perform all the aboue written prem- 
eses acording to the true meaning of them :. then the aboue 
written obligation to be null & void & of none efect : but in 
Case of failour In any part of the aboue mentioned premeses 
then this obligation or within written bond to Stand in full 
force Strength and vertue : to all intents & purposes of Law 
whatsoeuer : & further it is to be understood that if there 
should be any difeculty in the Law about the land that may be 
taken up by vertue of the grant aforesaid that he said ebenezer 
Colman shall defend it at his own Charg against the proprio- 
ters of hebron or the legatees of Joshua : the town nor pro- 
prioters not to be at any Charg in defending the same & if the 
said ebenezer Colman Canot hold the land that he so takes up 



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the proprioters nor town are not obliged to make it up in any 
other place — In witnes wharof I haue Set to my hand & seal — 
Ebenezer Coleman — Signed Sealed & Deliuered in the pres- 
ents of Joseph pratt Mabel Taintor her M mark — 

At a meeting of the proprioters held in Colchester Sep- 
tembr23d: 1720— the proprioters granted to William brown 
twenty acers of land not to prejeice (prejudice, c. m. t.) any 
former grants to any pertcqler (particular, c. m. t.) person or 
to that land sequestered for town Comons — at the same meet- 
ing the proprioters granted unto ensign Nathaniell Loomis one 
quarter of an acer of land to bueld on : which is to be taken 
up Joyning to his own Land that he bought of John brown on 
the west side of Stebnses meadow-brook : : So as not to preju- 
dice the high way : but if in Case he do not buld a mantion 
hows & settell on it : which if he doth not do then the grant 
to be void & the Land return to the town — at the same meet- 
ing was granted to Sargt prat Sergt nathaniell Kellogg nathan- 
iel Cohoon & Joseph pratt Junr. the liberty of the Stream that 
runs throgh Jonathan Kellogs meadow) with about ten acers 
of Land : so long as thay maintain a good Saw mill on the 
Said brook : (or a grist mill) which if thay faile of with all 
Conuenient Speed to do : & and faile of maintaing a Saw-mill 
or Grist mill thare then the grant to be void : & the Stream & 
land to return to the proprioters againe — further it was granted 
to Mr Woodbridg liberty to take up So many acers of Land : 
in the undeuided Land as hadam line taks of from the land 
which Ms Woodbridg bought of Daniell Clark— further at the 
Same meeting the proprioters Chose a Comittie namely Capt 
wright rar Wm Worthington & Sargt Nathaniell foot to treat 
with the heirs of Jeremiah adams Conserning his Right of Land 
& make return to the proprioters — 

October ye 4 : 1720 — At a meeting of the town & proprioters 
of Colchester it was voated to prefer a petistion to the generall 
Court to be held at Newhaven the second thirds— thirds Day 

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of this Instant October Relating to a Setelraent of the bounds 
betwixt the town of Norwich & ye town of Colchester & ebe- 
nezer Colman & Micaiell Taintor ware Apointed & Chosen to 
Manage thatt matter— 

at a prop rioters meeting held in Colchester March ye 20th : 
1721 — the proprioters granted to Samell Waters of hebron 
about twelue acers of land that the line betwixt hebron & Col- 
chester takes into Colchester bounds — which he now hath under 
Improuemt — futhr granted to Noah Pumery twenty acers of 
land to be taken up clear from the Sequesttrations of Land 
Sequestered for town Comons : on Condistion that he pay to 
the proprioters thre pounds Curant money within one week from 
this meeting — 

March 22d : 1721 noah pumery paid the thre pounds aboue 
mentioned which was deliuered to Nathaniell foot to pay to 
Major merit — 

Aprell ye 5th : 1721 was a meeting of the proprioters of 
Colchester — then Capt Jos : Wright Sergt Joseph Dewey & 
Sergt Nathaniell foot ware Chosen a comittie to defend the sd 
iproprioters : in an action Cominced against them by the heirs 
of Jeremiah addams— at the same meeting Granted to Joseph 
Dewey forty acers of land for the sum of sixteen pounds of 
Curant money forthwith to be paid to the proprioters or to 
thair Comittie : & sd land is not to be taken up within fiue 
miles distant from the meeting hows — the : proprioters meeting 
is adjorned until the meeting to Chous athorety — 

Aprell ye 25th : 1721 was a proprioters meeting held in Col- 
chester noah Clark petitioned for that part of the thirty acers 
which he bought of Cornelious Roberds: which the line be- 
rtwixt Colchester & hebron Cuts of into the Colchester bounds : 
which was not granted) but voated that no person may take it 
up nor enter it on Record : until the next proprioters meeting 
— further voated that Nathaniell Gaboon shall haue liberty to 
throw up a Corner of bis lott to the Comons & to take up so 



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much as he throws up on the side of his lot next to the high 
way : & Capt Wright & Sergt pratt are appoynted to se it 
honestly don at the charg of the said Cohoon — at ye meeting 
aforesd voated yt John skiner & Samuell fouller [fuller. — c. M. 
t.] should take a vew of ye land within our bounds in order 
to ye laying out another deuision & make Return to the pro- 
prioters — 

Aprell ye 28th : 1721 was a meeting of the proprioters ye 
inhabetants of Colchester it was voted to prefer a petistion to 
the Generall Court in may next Relating to a Setelment of the 
bounds betwixt the town of norwich & ye town of Colchester 
— further voted yt the proprioters to pay the Charg thareof— 
and Cap Newton Left James harris & Micaiell Taintor ware 
Chosen & appoynted to manage thatt matter — at the same 
meeting Capt newton & micaiell Taintor & Joseph Deuey ware 
chosen to answer unto the heirs of Jeremiah adams in thair 
petistion unto the generall Court in may next against the pro- 
prietors & Inhabetants of the town of Colchester — 

August the 2d: 1721 was a proprioters meeting in Colches- 
ter And thay voated to sell one hundred acers of land to the 
highest bidder to Raise a stock of money : for the use of the 
proprioters : to pay out acording to order) it is to be under- 
stood to be without ye sequestration — further voted that leften- 
ent Skiner shold and is hearby Impowered to sell said land & 
to Giue a deed of it to the byer or biers — 

August ye 24th : 1721 : was a meeting of the proprioters of 
Colchester- --it was voated to exchang about ten acers of land 
with mr worthington at the discrestion of Leftent skiner : decon 
Lomis & sergt foot & to make return to ye proprioters — further 
voated yt ye abouesd comitie at ye charg of noah Clark shall 
take a vew of the Land yt sd noah bought of cornelus Rob- 
erds yt falls into Colchester bounds & to sell it to sd Clark 
further voated to sell ephream foot about fiue or six acers of 
land which is at ye Rear of his land which he bougt of Joseph 



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dewey : & Joyning to John addames land he paying to the pro- 
prioters fifty shillings pr acer for so many acers as he takes — 
then further voated & Chose a Comitie namely mr bulkley left 
Wyat Sergt nathll foot Joseph chamberlin and william Roberds : 
to prefer a petistion to ye Generall Court in behalf of ye pro- 
prioters : against ye heirs of Jeremi adams or to procede in any 
other Legall way as thay shall see cause or to agree with ye sd 
heirs so yt ye Controuersie may be ended — further voated fy 
appointed Lef skiner Decon Lomis & segt Nathanel foot to 
take a vew of ye Land which ye Contry Road taks in going 
thro Capt Gilberts Land & make return to ye proprioters — at 
the same meeting was voated to Confirm ye voat made August 
2d: 1721 Relating to ye selling one hundred acers of Land & Im- 
powering Left Skiner to sell it to ye highest bider & to pay 
ye money into ye tresury for ye use of ye proprioters — at the 
same meeting (viz) August 24: 1721 Micaiell Taintor was 
Chosen ye proprioters tresurer—further voated to Alter ye Rhoad 
yt was Laid out to lyme line : six rods wide by Left harrises 
Land to giue it to left harris : on Condistion yt he leaus as much 
In the lew of it : which is to be don at the discrestion of Left 
Skiner & return made of his doings tharein — - 

Jane wary ye 17 th : 172J was a meeting of ye proprioters of 
Colchester then voated to quit to benjamin Gorton thair claim 
to fiue hundred acers of land which he bought of peter mason : 
within the boundaris of his Deed from sd mason which bares 
date Sept: ye 20 : 1717 : prouided that no part of it doth In- 
fring on any former Grant or Grants of ye town or proprioters 
of sd Colchester: also prouided that thare be not within sd 
boundaries more then fiue hundred acers -further the proprioters 
voated to grant unto Samuell Knight so much land as the high 
way taks up or taks of from the front of his lot to be taken up 
at the west end of said lot — further voated to grant to Left harris 
a piece of land joyning to that farm which he bought of John 



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hoberd : & Joyning on the pond & brook east : on the highway 
southwardly : on Consideration yt the high way goeth thro his 
land : he also paying to the proprioters so much money as Left 
Skiner shall Judg the sd land to be worth — further voated to 
quitt Claim to Daniell palmeter the land or lotment he now 
Hues on :— further voated and granted to Capt. Joseph wright 
the use and Improuement of the buering yard for twenty years 
next Coming on Condistion that he with all Conuenient Speed 
make a sufficent fence Rownd it and Clear it from bushes,—^ 
further voated and granted to Capt wright Left Skiner Sergt 
kellogg & his son sergt Andrew Carrier sergt Ephream foot 
Sergt John day Sergt Jos Dewey Abraham Williams William 
Worthington William Robei'ds & Samell kellogg fiue shillings 
pr Day for thair time & expences at ye Courts in June & No- 
uembr last : which is forty shillings each — 

March ye 27th : 1 722 was a meeting of the proprioters in Col- 
chester to Comince an action against the worshipfull mr william 
pitken raajr talcot & Capt Aron Cook) at ye next County 
Court: for thair legall proseeding against Sundry proprioters 
of Colchester in thair taking elegall fees : & the proprioters to, 
be at ye Charg of ye Suite — at the Same meeting : ye Reuerent 
mr bulkley Left harris & Micaiel Taintor ware Chosen a Com- 
itie to Attend the Comitie appointed by ye Generll Court : to 
settell the bounds betwixt norwich & Colchester further Granted 
to mr. bulkley thirty acers of Land : to be taken up without 
the Sequestration— further at the same meeting Ephream foot 
was exsepted a proprioter : for a fifty pound Right in the pro- 
priotie of Colchester in all after deuisions of land he paying to 
ye proprioters the Sum of fowr pounds money — 

At a proprioters meeting Aprell 24th : 1722 it was voated 
and Granted to Left John holmes that thirty acers of land 
which was formerly designed to be Confirmed unto thomas 
Grstin— for the Consideration of twenty pounds money — at the 
game meeting it was Granted to Left holms aforesd that ho 

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shall haue ye Rear of his lot that he now lius on : to be ex- 
tended to the hill or Ledg of Rocks in Consideration of the 
high way that is Laid out thro his land — at ye same meeting 
ensign foot & sergt kellogg ware appointed in behalf of the 
proprioters to Recon with eben%zer Colman — 

June ye 4th: 1722 was a meeting of the proprioters: thay 
then Chose a Comittie namely Left Wyat Ensign foot & 
Micaell Taintor to Recon & pay to the persons that haue bin 
Conserned at the Court by a voat of the proprioters : in the 
Controuersie with ye heirs of Jeremi addams & other Cases in 
Court Arising tharefrom : & to pay out to each one his due — 
at the meeting aforesd it was voated to Sell Josiah Gates fifty 
acers of Land for twenty fiue pounds and that on the payment 
tharof the abouesd Comittie to Giue him a Deed of it in the 
name & behalf of the proprioters — 

at a proprioters meeting in Colchester Nouembr 5th : 1723 
— voated that the reuerend mr bulkley & ensign foot shold de- 
fend the proprioters of Colchester in the action Cominced 
against them by ebenezer Coalman to be tried at hartford — 

Janewary the 14th : 172 J was a Legall meeting of the pro- 
prioters of Colchester & it was voated to Confirm the voat 
wherin it was granted unto Josiah gates & Confirm unto Josiah 
gates the sd Land : which was granted at a meeting Nouember 
5th: 1723 that not being a full meeting: further voated that 
nothing shall be voated after the Sun is set in any meeting of 
the proprioters — the meeting is adjorned untill wednsday Com 
Seauen-night at nine of the clock in the morning — 

Janewary the 22 : thare being but a few appearing acording 
to the aboue ajornment : the meeting is furder ajorned untill 
the second munday of februwary next ensueing this Date — 

at a Legall meeting of the proprioters of Colchester begun 
febry ye 10th : 1724 & Continued till ye end of ye 11th Day 
of ye same — wharas at ye meeting abouesd (viz) Janey 14th : 



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172 1 Micaiell Taintor was Chosen proprioters Clerk, he is now 
Sworn to yt office acording to Law — Voated that Whareas thare 
has arisen a Controuersie betwen the proprioters & Claimers 
of Land in ye town of Colchester on ye one part and thoraas 
kimberly of glosenbery on the other part Respecting a grant 
made by ye sd proprioters to ye sd thomas kimberly at their 
meeting March 12th: An; Dom: 1715-16 of thre hundred acers 
of Land near ye Great Pond in Colchester : on the Rhoad to 
Glasenbery & was surueyed & layd out to him thare by ye town 
measurer : the sd proprioters being now mett Willing to adjust & 
Isue ye Controversie in ye most peacable and Louing manner yt 
may be) haue Giuen & do now Giue unto the sd thomas Kimberly 
one hundred and fifty acers of Land to be taken vp within sd 
tract so surueyed and measured & upon one side tharof to be 
to him the sd thomas kimberly his heirs & assigns foreuer to be 
laid out by ye town surueyer, prouided ye sd Thomas Kimberly 
shall by an Instrument Duly Executed Relinquish & quitt his 
Claim to ye Remainder of ye sd thre hundred acers to ye sd 
proprioters thair heirs & assigns foreuer^ Which Instrument 
the said Thomas kimberly hath now Executed — further at the 
meting mentioned on the other side it was voated that All the 
Lands not Already Laid out on ye nor west End of the town 
Lying betwene ye Sequestration made by the proprioters at 
their meeting — on ye east & west sides of ye town quiite vp to 
Joseph Deweys mill Brook & Jeremis Reuer be Sequestred to 
the town their heirs & sucksesors for euer Town Comons for 
euer — it was Also voated yt Leftt Wyat Left Skiner & Sergt 
prat shall Be a Comittie to set out ye bounds of the seques- 
trations made by the proprioters on the east west north 
& south sids of the town — At their meeting Sept 30th ; 
1715: & yt they make Return of thair doings tharein 
to ye proprioters — further it was voated to Choose a Comit- 
tie to measure ye Land yt ye Stubnese Claimed in ye 



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bounds of Colchester : & make return to the next meet- 
ing of the proprioters — and also yt ye persons Claiming 
under sd Stubinses be notefied to be present at ye Suruey 
of sd Lands — and Left Skiner ensn foot & Ebenezer Colman 
ware Chosen a Comittie to Do y t matter : & also to notefie ye 
persons Conserned as aboue sd— further at the same meeting 
Granted to John Taylor twenty acers of Land which he bought 
of Capt peter mason as it Lyeth Joyning on the west side of land 
which he bought of Daniell Rogers — the proprioters meeting is 
adjorned untill the last munday of march next at ten of the 
clock — 

Whearas thare haueing arisen a Controversie betwene the 
. proprioters & Claimers of Land in ye town of Colchester 
in ye County of hartford in ye Colony of Conettecut in 
New england on ye one part, & thomas kimberly of glos- 
enbery within ye sd County on the other part Respecting 
a grant made by ye said proprioters to the said tho: Kim- 
berly at their meeting March 12th: 1715-16 of thre hun- 
dred acers of Land near ye Great Pond in said Colchester on 
ye Rhoad to Glasenbery & surueyed and laid out to him thare 
by the town mesurer & whearas the said proprioters at thair 
meeting in Colchester aforsd febrewary 11th: 1723-24, to ye 
intent yt thay may Com to a Loueing & peacable adjustment & 
Isue of the Said Controuersie : did then giue & grant to ye 
Said thomas kimberly one hundred & fifty acers of Land to be 
taken vp within the sd tract, prouided ye said thomas kimberly 
shall by an Instrument Duly excuted Relinquish & quitt his 
•Claim to the Remander of the Said thre hundred acers to ye 
ed proprioters as Referanc to ye grant aforesd of februwary 
11th : aforesd being had may more fully apeare : know all men 
therefore by these presents that I ye sd thomas kimberly Do for 
myself my heirs executors & adminestrators fuly frely Clearly 
& absolutely Relinquish & quitt all my Right & Claim to & in 



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ye aforesd Remainder or Resedue of ye said thre hundred acers 
of Land unto ye said proprioters to haue & to hold, the aboue 
premeses unto them ye said Proprioters & to their heirs & 
assigns for euer, & I ye said thomas kimberly Do hearby for 
myself my heirs executors & adminestrators : Couenant promice 
& grant to & with the said proprioters & their heirs & assigns 
in ye folowing maner yt is to say thair heirs & assigns shall or 
lawfully may from and after ye Day of ye Date hearof : & at all 
times hearafter peacably & quietly haue hold use ocupie possess 
& Injoy ye afore promised & Released premeses with ye apurte- 
nances profits & aduantages thearof : to thair onely & sole Bene- 
fitt & behouff without ye Lawfull lett suits molestation Contre- 
diction euiction ejection or disturbanc from me ye said thomas 
kimberly my heirs executors or adminestrators or any other 
person or persons whatsoeuer Lawfully Claiming or to Claim 
from by or under me : In witnes whearof I haue set to my 
hand & seal thes 11th: Day of febrewary Anaqe Dom : 
1723-24 — Thomas Kimberly — 

Signed Sealed & Deliuered In presence of vs 

Daniell Chamberlin John Taylor — 

Colchester februwary ye 11th: 1723-4, then thomas kimberly 
the aboue subscriber & within Granter personally appeared be- 
fore me the underwrighter & acknoleged the aboue & within 
written Instrument to be his free act & Deed — 

Micaiell Taintok Justice of ye Peace — 

Aprell 16th : 1724 then bounded out the first sequestration 
by vs (" Isreall Wyat ") Joseph prat & John Skiner a Comittie 
Chosen for that work : begining at the Rear of maddam will- 
sons home lot then Runing easterly by browns Path to a black 
oak tre standing on the south side of the path a heap of stones 
about it : then Runeth southerly by the front of Daniell Clarks 



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Josiah foots Nathll foots & ye Rest of them Deuisions to ye 
Rhoad to N. london : then westerly by long-meadow & the 
swomp that belongs to ye welses & then by Josiah phelpsea 
meadow & then by phelpses Land to the Road to Lyime : from 
thenc by the north end of Richard Churches Land & then Rim- 
ing by the north end of sergt Chapmans farm he now Hues 
vpon & then Runing by the north line of that tract of land 
which was sergt Rowlees first deuision then a streight line to 
the south end of kilburns foil swamp : then by that Land west 
to Decon Lomise first deuision : then Notherly by the front of 
that Deuision & John skiners first Deuision to the Rhoad to 
modus : all the land within these bounds exsepting such land 
as is legally laid out is to be sequestered town Comons for euer : 
Voated & exsepted by the proprioters at their meeting June ye 
9th=-1724— 

At ye meeting aforsd (Sept : ye 14 : 1730) it was voated yt 
Capt. wright & Decon skiner be a Comitie with power to In- 
quier into ye quantety of land sold by Robert Stapels to Cololl 
Brown & make sale of ye same to Raise money for ye pro- 
prioters present nesesety — 

March 19th : 1724 : Then bounded out the sequestration of 
land on the east side of ye town by us Isreall Wyat Joseph 
pratt & John Skiner a Comittie appoynted for yt work) which 
is don as followeth,) begining first at a black oak tre marked 
stons about it by the norwest part of the north meadow : from 
thenc Runeth North & be west half a mile on the westely side 
of the hill : to a peperag tree marked stones about it in the 
southerly part of a bogee & bushee pice of meadow : from thenc 
east across the hill first to a white oak tre markt stons about 
it on the brow of the hill : from thenc to a Chesnut tree markt 
stons about it on the top of the hill thenc to a black oak stad- 
dell markt stons about it by a ledg of Rocks ; from thenc to a 
popel stadel markt stons about it by a pople swomp which is ye 



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noreast Corner from thenc south & be east or near thare about ; 
to a white oak tree stones about it which is ye norwest Corner 
bounds of Joseph prats farm which was formerly Joseph 
Deweys then by that farm to ye sou west Corner bounds : from 
thenc by a litell swamp of Joseph prats & then by the brook 
that Runs out of sd swomp to Capt Wrights pond then by Capt 
wrights to ye brook that empties itself out of sd pond which is 
Called stony brook from thenc by the brook to Jonathan 
kellogs meadow : so by ye brook to labanon old path 
whare it Croseth the sd brook : from thenc westerly by the 
Rhoad to a black oak tre marked stons about it by ye path : 
from thenc by ye Rhoad which Rhoad Corns by Jonathan 
Kelloggs hows : & so Corns into the town Street by Decon 
Lomises hows : — 

March 22: 1724 then bounded out the sequestred land on 
the West side of the town and other land which is not yet se- 
questered begining at ebenezer kellogs southwest Corner bounds 
of his land that his hows stands on from thenc westerly by 
Moodus Rhoad to sd kellogs south west Corner bounds a heap 
of stons : from thenc westerly to Richard Carriers hows from 
thenc by the Rhoad to a walnut tree stons about it which is 
George Sexstons Corner : then by Sexstons land & Richard 
Cariers land to pine swomp : then notherly to north end of sd 
swomp : then Runing by the brook till in Corns to a place 
whare it emptieth itself into Jeremiahs Reuer : then Runing by 
the reuer till it Corns to a place whare Joseph Deweys mill 
brook emptieth itself into Jeremis Reuer then Runing by sd 
brook till it Corns whare it Runs out of the north meadow then 
on the westerly side of sd north meadow to the black oak tre 
which is ye first bounds mentioned in the sequestered Land on 
the east side of the town which boundaries take In all the land 
within these bounds to be sequestered Comons for euer exsept- 
ing such as is legally Layd out : — 



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This Return of the Comittie was exsepted of by the proprio- 
ters and voated at their meeting aforesd : viz : March 30th : 
1724"— 

At the Meeting aforesaid (date gone) the proprioters granted 
mr thomas kimberly his heigrs & asigns for euer thre hundred 
acres of land which land was taken up By his father eliezer 
kimberly by vertue of a Court Grant & other Purchas & Now 
falls within Colchester township & that Colchester town sur- 
ueyer of land shall on the charg of said kimberly make a new 
suruey of sd thre hundred acres of Land — further at the same 
meeting it was Granted to thomas Dickerson that part of his 
farm that he hath taken up By vertue of Court grants : we say 
we Do grant that part to him of said farm that falls in Colches- 
ter township — further at the same meeting wharas seuerall of 
the Comitie Chosen at a proprioters meeting July 28th: 1713 
to prosecute trespasers on our land Desired a relese from yt 
work it was voated To Releas all of them Exsepting Ebenezer 
Coleman & further Ebenezer Skiner & Nathaniell foot with sd 
Coleman are now voated and apointed to be a Comitie to man- 
age that afaire acording as is exprest in that act made at said 
meeting — 

December ye 3d: 1730 — Receaued of Leftenant Skiner for 
ye use of ye proprioters the sum of nine pounds thirteen shil- 
lings which was for land sold to Joseph pepoon — 

Janewary ye 2d — 1730: 31 — more Receaued of left Skiner 
fowr pounds seauen shillings — paid out of the abouesd sum 
to left Skiner by order of ye Comitie the sum of thre 
pounds thre shillings — paid out the remainder of the nine 
pounds 13s to mr John bulkley Junr which is 61b 10s — 

(The following is Mr. Taintor's last entry in the public Re- 
cords, it being one week before his decease. — c. m. t.) 

"february ye 12: 1730-31 — Receaued of left Skiner the 
sum of six pounds which he had of Decon Stephen brainerd 
for 4 acers & 48 Rods of land — 



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at a meeting of ye fremen the last tuesday of aprell : 1724 
than a proprioters meeting was apoynted to be held on the 
second tuesday of June next 

June the 9th 1724 was a proprieters meeting held in Col- 
chester — it was voated that such Gentlemen at N : london or 
elsewhare thair heirs or asigns as claim under the Stubinses 
that haue not as yet had thair home lots wth thair first & 
second Deusion shall haue liberty forthwith to lay out said 
Deuisions out of the sequestration : & yt as for their third 
Deuision thay with such as haue had thair first & second De- 
uision already shall draw for it with ye rest of ye proprioters 
of the town when thay shall draw for the next Deuision — 
Voated at the meeting aforsd yt whearas the proprioters of the 
town are already Indebted & further charg is likely sudenly to 
arise on them) that money for defraying such charges shall be 
Raised by thair sale of lands & yt Capt wright & left skiner 
shall be a Comitie to dispose & giue Conueyences of such par- 
sels of Land as by them shall be thought meet to be sold : & 
to receaue the money for such Lands & make disburstments 
of it to perticqler persons to whome it shall appear to them 
acting with micaill taynter Left wyat & ensign foot : who with 
them are to adjust the acounts of the propriatey whare the pro- 
prioters are Indebted — , 

Aprell 16th : 1724 then bounded out the first sequestration : 
by us Isreall Wyat Joseph prat & John Skiner a Comittie 
Chosen for that work : begining at the rear of maddam Will- 
sons home lot then Runing easterly by browns path to a black 
oak tree ***** 

Septembr 30th : 1724 : was a proprioters meeting held in 
Colchester — it was voated (unanemusly: that for the futuer 
at the meetings of the proprioters : the Major part of the sd 
proprioters then present : shall make a voat in any matter or 
thing : & that is acording to ye Regulation of ye Law in yt 
behalf — further voated to Desire the reuerend Mr Bulkley 

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(yt if thare should be ocasion : that he would go to the gen- 
erall Court in October next to act & Do for us in the matter of 
the bounds betwixt hebron & Colchester — the meeting is Ad- 
jorned untill the second munday of October next — 

at a Legall meeting of the proprioters of the undeuided 
Lands in ye town of Colchester October ye 12th : 1724: the 
Reuerend mr bulkley moderator : Joseph wright Chosen pro 
temporary Clerk : at ye meeting aforesd it was voated that 
thare should be as soon as may be Conueniant a Deuision of 
Lands Laid out in the undeuided Lands : (viz) one hundred 
acers to a two hundred pound Right & fifty acers to a one 
hundred pound Right & so proportionably to a greater & leser 
Right : & it was further voated & agreed that lots shall now 
be drawn for ye Deuisions aforesd which ye proprioters pro- 
seed & an acount tharof taken with the number to each per- 
sons name anexted & it was agreed yt persons should take 
ithair turns to haue thair Deuisions Laid out acording to the 
number thay Draw begining at ye first & so on & it was fur- 
ther voated & agreed that an estemation shall be made in Lay- 
ing out ye Deuisions : of each mans Deuision & ye quantety 
of it encreased or Demineshed acording to ye qualety of it & 
yt Left Wyat & Samuli fuller shall be a Comittie to attend 
Left Skiner in the suruey & to make sd estemation & yt In 
Case whare thay Cant agree Left Skiner to he umpier) But 
it is to be understood that wheneuer any person is willing to 
refer ye estemation of his Land to Left Skiner alone he shall 
haue liberty so to doe & it was further voated that the first 
four in number shall haue liberty to haue thair Deuisions laid 
out in the last week of this Instant October sucksesiuely as 
thay fall & so ye next fowr in ye next week following & so in 
that maner untill all be fineshed & in Case any neglect to lay 
his land out in his appoynted time ye next in number may lay 
out before him — At the meeting aforsd it was voated & Granted 



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that ye Reuerend Mr : Bulkley shall haue an equivolent for 
what he has thrown of from the Rear of his home lott — 

Aprell ye 11th: 1726 was a legall proprioters meeting held 
in Colchester : the Reuerant mr bulkley ensigne foot Corporall 
Roberds : Capt wright Left skiner & Micaiell Taintor ware 
Chosen a Comittie to mannag all our Conserns in the Law : 
whatsoeuer : as thare may be ocasion — further voated & granted 
to Left holmes one acer of Land & fifteen Rods Joyning to 
his own Land on Condistion that he discharg the proprioters 
from any demands of money that is now due to him from the 
proprioters — 

Aprell ye 25th : 1727: was a proprioters meeting in Col- 
chester : then granted to nathaniel foot : all the Right of land 
which the town of Colchester had of William Shipraan Late 
of hebron deceased) in ye township of hebron which was his 
Legate Right in sd township : which sd Shipman gaue to ye 
proprioters of Colchester) in Consideration of a two hundred 
pound Right yt ye proprioters of Colchester granted to said 
Shipman — further voated & sequestered to be town Comons 
for euer about two acers of Land : which Land lyeth Joyning 
to thomas Lomises land on ye Easterly side of the Rhoad be- 
fore sd lomises hows : for ye Conueniency of water : to begin 
at ye southerly Corner of Samuel Lomises land & So to run a 
South line till it Comprehends two acers — further at the meet- 
ing aforesd granted to Jonathan kilburn that hundred acers of 
Land which he formerly purchased of Samuel pellet at a place 
called paugwonk : & is now granted to him sd kilburn for a 
further Confirmation of his former purchas of sd pellet — 

at a legall proprioters meeting holden in Colchester Janey 
16th : .1727 : at ye meeting &c whearas Joshua wheler of New- 
london was a proprioter of land in Colchester and Complains he 
hath not had his 3d : deuision laid out (yet) it is voated yt a 
Comitie shall be Chosen to lay out to sd wheler or his order 
his 3d deuision or any part of it & yt ensn foot & decon Tain- 



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tor be ye Comittie to lay out sd land — wharas at a meeting of 
ye proprioters octob 23: 1717 it was voated yt such persons 
as had taken up lands within ye Claim of ye Reuert mr thacher 
of milton should haue libertie on thair quiting sd lands to take 
up elswhere in ye undiuided land of ye town & wharas ms eli : 
willson of hartford in Right of ebenzr Colman of this town 
had lands within sd Claim which lands she has not to this day 
seen Cause to throw up & take up elswhare in Consideration 
yt ye proprioters (had released ?) to him more land then thay 
ware knowing to : it is now voated ye sd land shall not be 
taken up elswhare in ye undeuided lands of ye town — it was 
further voated yt ye proprioters shall bare ye nesesary Charg 
yt ebenezer Colman & John strong shall be at in defending : 
against a Lawfull Comittie against them by the proprioters of 
ye fiue miles in labanon — 

the prayer of Noah Coleman to ye proprioters of Colches- 
ter humbly showeth that I haueing 93 acers of land on ye 
east bounds of ye town of sd Colchester : on which I would 
settell if I Could obtain an open way thareto : which now it 
hath not therefore I would humbly pray the gentlemen pro- 
prioters of Colchester yt thay would appoint & Impower 
Mr John Skiner & mr Josiah strong to be a Comittie to 
agre & exchang land with Left Wyat : acer for acer or 
sumthing more if thay sd Comittie think meet : takeing from 
Mr Wyats Deuision which lyeth on ye soueast of sd Colmans 
Deuision & off from ye west end of sd Deuision for a high 
way : & to make up to mr Wyat so much land in quantetie & 
qualety on or Joyning to sd Wyats Deuision : on ye east Joyn- 
ing to labanon bounds or elswhare whare it may be found Joyn- 
ing unto his sd Wyats land : all the Charg of men & action to 
be defrayd by me Noah Coleman Jeney 16th : 172| Voated — 
by ye proprioters at ye meeting aforesd — this return exsepted 
by sd Noah Colman & Clerk noah wells heirs to left Isreall 
Wyat do agree & in euedence thareto do set to thair hands 
Noah Wells Noah Coleman — 



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february ye 10th : 1728-9 was a proprioters meeting held 
in Colchester at which meeting the proprioters being Informed 
yt sundry persons of hebron & other places) haue or do pre- 
sume to make enteranc upon our lands Joyning to midletown 
or adjacent) both Deuided or undeuided) therfore at the meet- 
ing aforesd ye Reuerent Mr. John bulkley Capt Joseph wright 
& lef : Jno skiner ware Chosen a Committee to prosecute any 
person or persons yt shall or may at any time ventuer to tres- 
pas on any of our Lands aforesaid — 

at a meeting of ye proprioters held in Colchester March ye 
5th : 1729 it was voated yt mr bulkley Capt wright Decon Jno 
Skiner or such of them as thay shall agre shall with all Con- 
venient Speed go to Midletown & Inquier into ye tru State of 
ye origenal Grant perticqlerly as to ye eastward abutments of 
it : as Also what Lands ye line lately run & agreed upon by 
Comittis apointed by them & vs (may Includ in ye township 
of Mideltown ouer & aboue thair sd origenal & yt thay finally 
agre with mideltown : & to preuent any futuer Controversy yt 
may arise Respecting sd line) shall in our behalf Giue to mid- 
eltown a Deed of sale of what part of our Lands thay may 
find Included by sd line, thay shall se Caues prouided thay 
will Com in & be a part with vs in ye Charg yt shall arise in 
ye suit at Law now to be Cominced, by said Comittie against 
som of hebron with others who haue Inuaded that quarter) it 
was voated also at ye same meeting yt mr benjamin Lewes & 
ensign Nathaniel foot be added to ye Comitie abousd to act in 
Concert with them in ye afairs Comitted to them — 

June ye 17th: 1729 was a proprioters meeting held in Col- 
chester : it was voated yt whareas Capt wright & left Skiner 
ware formerly Impowered to sell som of ye proprioters Land 
in Colchester : & thay haueing lately sold to Aaron Gillet one 
hundred acers as may apear by a Deed giuen by them to sd 
Gillet bareing Date ye 26th : Day of May 1729 (we do now 
Ratefie & Confirm the land so sold unto the sd Gillet & to his 
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heirs & assigns foreuer — at ye same meeting ye Rered mr 
bulkley ensn Nathaniell foot Decon John skiner mr benjamin 
Lewes & sergt william Roberds ware Chosen a Comitie with 
power to Do whatsoeuer shall be further nesesary for the de- 
fenc of the northwestern quarter of the propriaty now Inuaded 
by som of hebron & others — further Micaiell Taintor was 
Chosen tresurer to receaue and pay out the mony of the pro- 
prioters as he shall receaue order from a Comittie to be ap- 
pointed to audit & adjust ye acounts of ye propriaty — further 
at ye meeting aforesd Joseph Chamberlin sergt John Day & 
Daniell Clark ware Chosen a Comitte to audit & adjust ye 
acoumbts of the propriaty & signe orders to ye tresurer to 
make payment of its Just Debts, & further are Impowered to 
make & sue out ye Demands of ye propriety on any persons 
whatsoeuer & the meeting is adjorned untill tomorowe at one 
of ye Clock in ye afternoone — 

the proprioters mett acording to adjornment & adjorned the 
meeting untill the 3d Day of July at one of ye Clock — 

the proprioters met acording to adjornment ye 3d Day of 
July 1729 — it being Reported by sundry persons present at 
this meeting yt seuerall persons in fencing in thayr Deuisions 
haue incroacht upon the Commons & Inclosed Considerably 
beyond thair grants & abutments & yt others haue disposed of 
ye proprioters Lands) it was voated yt Decon skiner ensign 
foot & sergt Roberds be a Comitie with power at ye Charg of 
ye proprioters to Inquier into ye abouementioned wrongs & to 
take such measures for rectefying of them as ye law directs 
to— 

September ye It 1729 was a proprioters meeting held in 
Colchester — the matter of John tomson refered untill the next 
proprioters meeting also the matter signefied by lefent harrises 
Lotmt also Refered till the next meeting. 

At a meeting of ye proprioters in Colchester by adjornment 
Septembr 9th : 1.729 it was voated to acquit Leftenant harris 



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of any demand of yt fifty acers of Land which he sd harris 
hath Laid out at paugwonk in Right of James brown late of 
Colchester on Consideration yt he pay to ye proprioters the 
sum of fifty pounds for which he hath giuen bond to pay to 
Micaiell for ye use of ye proprioters. 

May 11th : 1730 was a proprioters meeting held in Colches- 
ter — a Comitie was Chosen to lay out highways namely Decon 
skiner sergt kellogg & ebenezer Dible who are as soone as may 
be to Do that which is needefull in yt matter & make return 
to ye proprioters — further at ye same meeting it was voted yt 
wharas ensign foot John bulkley Junr and William Roberd 
ware Chosen a Comitie with power to treat with a Comitie 
from Labanon respecting such Controuersis as are now depend- 
ing in ye Law or otherwise betwene ye proprioters of this town 
& the proprioters of labanon & finally to determin ye same as 
also to agre upon a line betwene us & them & whearas ye sd 
Comittis haue on ye eighth Day of this Instant may treated & 
Com to an agrement with a Comitie from labanon on the 
premeses & now make Report tharof to this meeting it is now 
voated yt ye sd agrement be now exsepted & in all ye parts 
tharof be Comply ed with & yt it be entered on ye proprioters 
records — further at ye same meeting ye proprioters voated jt 
a person such as the Commitie shall Determin shall at ye Charg 
of ye proprioters as soon as may be, go to one mr latrop in ye 
prouince of ye Masachusets & treat with him about an ex- 
chang of such lands of his as by a late agrement with labanon 
may- 
September ye 14: 1730 was a proprioters meeting held at 
Colchester — it was voated to sell Land to Raise money) to the 
value of fifty pounds for the use of the proprioters & lefent 
skiner is hearby Impowered to sell so much land as to Raise the 
sd money as aforesd — Sergt Nathaniell kellogg enters his pro- 
test against ye aboue written voat — further at ye same meeting 
Left. Skiner ensign foot & william Roberts ware Chosen a 



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Comitie to search the bounds of fitches farm at Deep brook — 
the meeting is adjorned till to morow after ye freemens meeting. 

the proprioters met acording to adjornment — at ye meeting 
aforesd it was voated yt Capt. wright and sergt kellogg be a 
Comitie with power to Do wt may bfc thought most proper 
for ye atainment of a certain tract of land belonging to Colli 
Isaac latrop of plimoth &c — but with yt limetation yt before 
they Conclude anything with relation to yt matter thay make 
Report of their proseedings to ye proprioters of ye town & 
take thair opinion & aduice tharein — further at ye same meet- 
ing it was voated yt ye Reuerend mr bulkley Capt wright 
Decon skiner ensign foot & John bulkley Junr : be a Comitie 
to aduise upon Draw up & offer what they may think proper : 
to ye Asembly in October next for ye attainment of (satisfac- 
tion ? — C. m. t.) Respecting the Dificultis we haue bin at & 
are like to be under on our northern bounds — 

March ye 20th : 1728: was a proprioters meeting in Col- 
chester — whareas left harris hath taken up fifty acers of land 
which he hath no right to therefore the proprioters chose Capt 
wright left Skiner & Ensign foot Comittie to treat with sd left 
harris & agree with Left haris Relating to yt matter, at the meet- 
ing aforesd Left Skiner & ensign foot ware Chosen a Comitie to 
mesuer the land yt James brown liued on & sold : & also on 
ye desire of John brown to sarch ye Record Conserning his 
Right of land in Colchester — at ye meeting aforesd it was 
voated yt Daiell burge shall haue yt 60 acers of land he now 
lius upon that is to say ye proprioters quit thair Clain to the 
sd sixty acers of Land — further voated that If the Comittie 
Chosen by the town to Clear of Incomberances on highways 
or Comons Shall se ocasion to Remoue sergnt Joseph deweys 
fence he has set up on ye Comons or highways or undeuided 
lands : & enter into ye Law & prosecute yt matter threw) the 
proprioters will be at ye Charg of said prosecution — 

whareas Joshua wheler of Newlondon was a propriotor to 
Wd in Colchester & hath not (yet his third deuision Laid out 



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to him whare upon at a proprioters meeting in Colchester Jane- 
wary 16th : 1728 the proprioters Chose decon taintor & Nathll 
foot to lay out for aron Gillet (on sd Whelers Right) one hun- 
dred acers of Land which was sd whelers 3d deuision) which 
sd aaron Gillet hath bought as Appears by Deed — In pursue- 
ance we the subscribers did on ye loth day of march A. Dom 
1728) lay out to ye sd Aaron Gillet on sd whelers Right) as 
followeth first fifty acers of land Lying on ye west side of pine 
Swomp brook ***** Laid out ye day & year 
abouementioned. Micaiell Taintor Nathll foot Comitie Chosen 
for that work — Recorded March 24th : 1728. 

at a meeting held Janewary the 15th: 1710-11 Daniell 
Clark payed the proprioters forty shillings : to be Disposed of 
for the ejecting of any person or persons that shall or may 
make enteranc upon our Right without the Consent of the pro- 
prioters : & also to pay further to that purpose a share with 
the Rest of the proprioters as ocasion shall be) equall with 
those that pay for a two hundred pound right — 

At a proprioters meeting held in Colchester June 28th: 
1715 — it was unanamously voated to lay out a fowrth Deuision 
of Land : of fifty acres to a hundred pound Right as it is 
Caled : & to be Drawn for and Laid out in the same manner 
as hath bin formerly practised : also he that Draws the flgur 1 : 
to haue the first choice that is to say to take up his proportion 
the first : and so sucksessiuely & that he that doth not take 
up or Lay out his deuision within six month from & after the 
Date abouesd : shall haue no preuelig by the number of his 
Draught: but then euery one shall haue liberty Alike — at the 
meeting aforesaid the proprioters appoynted John skiner to 
make som addistion unto that hundred acres of Land laid out 
to Joshua hemsted at a place Called paugwonk : for the con- 
uenienc of bringing his Land to the Rhoad & sd hemsted is to 
Leaue out so much as is added there : out of his Deuision of 
Land on the east side of the town plot which lyeth at or near 



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labanon old Rhoad : further the proprioters voated & apoynted 
John skiner to Joyne with Jonathan hill Joshua hemsted Chris- 
topher Stebins or any other Conserned in that tract of Land 
which is Called Stebenses & resign sd Land to the town of 
Colchester — 

At A meeting of the proprioters of Colchester held 
Septembr ye 30th : 1715. the proprioters granted to wil- 
liam Robords Juner ten acres of Land joyning to his home 
lott : & his other Deuision Land : on condistion that Joseph 
Dewey relinquish & giue up to the Comons that seuen acres of 
Land at the rear of John Jonsons home lot : which If said 
Dewey Doth : then sd Dewey shall also haue Liberty to take 
up seauen acres in lew of it : & to take it not within two miles 
of the town platt & Micaiell Taintor senr is hearby Impowered 
to take a Deed of the sd Land of the sd Dewey in behalf of 
the proprioters to be town Comons for euer : at ye meeting 
aforesaid the proprioters Reserue that Land from mr eliots 
third Deuision Land to midelltowne Bounds whare it Crosses 
Samon Reuer : & so from mr eliots Land to Richard Cariers 
Deuision : that no person shall take up any Land thare untill 
our Comitie have Don with easthaddam Comitie as to exchang 
of Land : at the meeting aforesaid the proprioters Declared by 
a voate that thay did Relinquish stubinses titell of Land, that is 
to say all yt part of it that lyeth in east haddam Bounds : — at 
the same meeting the proprioters voated to Confirm that se- 
questration of Land made By the towne Jenewary the 24th : 
1705 : we say we do now giue it vp to be town Comons for 
euer as it is thare prescribed : exsepting what is Granted, & 
layd out to ephream foot & others that haue Already Layd out 
land Regulerly within sd Bounds : or exchanges of Land 
already made & not yet Layd out : further the proprioters 
voated to sequester for towne Comons for euer : all the Land 
on the east side of the town : that is not Already Layd out that 
is to say to Begin at the upper or north end of the north 



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meadow & from that to run on the west side of the hill half a 
(mile ?) thenc it runs acros the hill easterly to a poppell swomp. 

At a meeting of the proprioters of Colchester Aprell the 
30th : — the proprioters voated that whare it hath hapened that 
in the Riming of the bounds betwene our Neighbouring towns 
& us any part of any perticqler Deuision be Cut of or Left 
out from our town bounds : the surueyer is hearby Impowered 
to Lay out so much Land to the persons so sufering as is taken 
of by said lines : & to be taken Joyning to the said Deuision 
if thare be Room : the like may be Don by any perticqler per- 
sons that Interfear : by thair Deuision in laping one Deuision 
on another in former layings out : 

At a meeting of the proprioters of Colchester June ye 12th : 
1716 — the proprioters voated to make void the Return of the 
suruey of land for Major John Leuinston Dated Janewary the 
10th: 1709-10 it being laid out By John Skiner & Samll pel- 
lett — thay haueing layd out one hundred acers more then the 
Grant v/as : 

at a proprioters meeting held in Colchester Nouember the 
3d : 17 — the proprioters voated to Confirm the grant formerly 
granted to Major John Leueston of two hundred acers of land 
by the town : to be taken up acording to the said grant : & 
not to Infring upon any other former grants or former layings 
out : granted by the town or proprioters — at the meeting afore- 
said the proprioters voated yt the land Lately Recouered in the 
law of Samuell waters alies Coleman of hebron shall not be 
taken up by any person : but be disposed of by the proprioters 
& no other way — 

June 12th: 1716 was a meeting of the proprioters of Col- 
chester: Samuell Northam & Capt Gilbert ware Chosen a 
Commitie to Inquier & git the best Information thay Can by 
taking a vew of the Land which mr thatcher Claims within the 
township of Colchester & make Returne to the next proprio- 
ters meeting — further the proprioters passed a voat that the 



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seting up in wrighting on ye meeting hous dore the time when 
thare is a proprioters meeting apoynted at least ten days before 
the time apoynted : shall be a sufficient warning for such 
meeting — 

Wharas sundry persons haue thro a misunderstanding of the 
sequestration of town Comons made Septembr 30th: 1715: 
laid out & Caused to be Recorded sundry tracts of land as fourth 
Deuision within sd sequestration : we sd proprioters Do now 
Declare By a voate that all such layings out & records to Be 
Elegall : & that the persons that haue so taken up land shall 
haue libertie to take up thair Deuisions elce whare — At the 
same meeting the proprioters did further sequester on the west 
side of the town begining at Richard Carriers hows & to Run 
by moudus road till it Corns to saxtons Land : thenc to run 
west till it Corns to ye pine swomp: then to run on the east 
side of sd pine swomp till it Com to Jeremis Reuer : exsepting 
what is Already Layd out : all the Remander to Be & Remaine 
to Be town Comons for euer — 

The following is taken from the Watrous Copy of the 1st 
Book of Colchester Town Records — viz : 

" Att a Town meeting held at Colchester Jan. 11: 1703, 
granted unto Samuel Loomis & John Skiner their first Devision 
of land on the Hill where they have broken up — Nextly 
granted to Ebenezer Dibble his first Division of upland on the 
West hill where he hath broke up — Further granted Charles 
Williamses Division shall ly on the south side of Samuel 
Loomis : s Division — Next granted John Adams : s Division 
* # * * Next granted to William Shipman a home lott on 
the south side of John Hopsons home lott on condition that he 
come off the Hill and live on it — 

Further it was voted that every man shall be obloyged and 
absolutely bound to cut down all the under Brush half the way 



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across the Street against his home-lott — and every one that 
shall fall eney tree in the Street shall clear it out of the Street 
within one month after he hath fallen it & if he doth not he 
shall pay five shillings to him that shall clear it out from the 
Street— 

At a Town meeting February 3rd 1703 Granted to Andrew 
Carrier the swamp * * * Nextly granted to John Skin- 
ner the swamp lying at the northwest end of Long-meadow — 
Nextly granted to Josiah Gillet & his sone Josiah fifty-six 
acres — Further granted to Joseph Pratt & Ebenezer Coleman 
their first Division * * * — Nextly granted to Benjamin 
Skinner a home lott. 

At the meeting Jan. 21 : 1703 Granted to Joseph Wright 
his first division of upland — Further granted to John Bacor his 
first Division of upland — Nextly granted to James brown his 
first Division. Nextly granted to James Taylor his Division 
for one hundred pound Right on the east side of that granted 
to his father Stebbins — Nextly granted to Richard Carrier his 
Division of upland * * * Nextly granted to Joshua 
Wheeler a home lott — Nextly granted to Moses Rowley his 
Division of meadow in the meadow called Emenses meadow — 
Nextly granted to Nathll Kellogg six acres — 

At a Town meeting April first 1703 Granted to Thomas Day 
the lott that was formerly granted to Joseph Chamberlin — 

At a Town meeting Dec. 30th 1702 — The Town voted that 
there should be a highway on the south side of Ebenezer Dib- 
bles home lott to go to the meadow — Nextly granted to John 
Adams & Joseph Pumery * * * Nextly granted An- 
drew Carrier a home lott on the south side of the highway 
against Goodman Kilborns Lott — Provided he cometh of the 
Hill — further the Town grant that he shall have a two hundred 
pound lotment — Nextly it was voted that the first devision of 
upland next the home Lotts shall be 30 acres to the hundred 
pound Lotment — 
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At a meeting held in Colchester May 28th 1 702 it was voted 
that Mr. John Stebbins should have one hundred acres of land 
lying at the south end of the meadow called Stebbin : s meadow 
only there shall be a conveniant highway betwixt that and the 
meadow and he is to have no more land untill the rest of the 
Inhabitants are made equal with him — 

At a Legal Town meeting held in Colchester Feb. the 3d. 
1702 In consideration that Mr Nathaniel Foot is taken away 
by Death and thereby incapable to perform the articles of Set- 
tlement the Town have voted to take his lott into their own 
hands — further it was voted to grant the lott aforesaid unto Nat hi 
Foot son of Nathl. Foot deceased — At the meeting aforesaid 
granted unto Shubel Rowley a parsellof land — At the meeting 
aforesd. granted John Hopson a home lott where he has built — 

At a meeting held in Colchester August 20th 1702 Granted 
unto Eben. Coleman that lott which was John Gillets provided 
he doth forthwith make improvements & set up a Tan Yard in 
the Town and settle in the Town with all convenient speed — 

At a Legal town meeting held in Colchester Oct 29 : 1705. 
It was voted that whereas there was a Thanksgiving appointed 
to be held on the first thursday of riovember and our present 
circumstances being such that it cannot with conveniency be 
attended on that day it is therefore voted and agreed by the 
inhabitants as aforesaid considering the thing will not be other- 
wise than well resented that the second thursday of Nov. afore- 
said shall be set apart for that service — At the Town meeting 
aforesaid it was voted and agreed by the inhabitants aforesaid 
that the matter of our difference with the" Indians about our 
lands should at this present be left with the Rev. Mr John 
Bulkley to bring the sd difference to a composition — 

At a Legal town meeting held in Colchester Aprill2 : 1705 
granted unto Thomas Brown his first Division of upland — " 



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The following are specimens of the Recording of Michaell 
Taintor of " Brainford," Conn., (father of Micaiell Taintor, 
Esq., of Colchester) who was Recorder of Brainford for several 
years previous to A. D. 1672, in which year he deceased. 

"ffeb: 6th: 1667 Sargent John Ward hath Sould: and 
Alenated vnto John Potter all his deuision of meddow Laying 
att Scotes Cape meddow : Commonly so called : wch peece of 
meddow is fower Ackeres : more or Lese : & itt is bounded by 
Mathew Moulthrop on the north & by a ffence and bounded by 
Danill Dod on the South : and the Saide John Potter is for to 
pay Rates for this meeddow to the Towne of Brainford. 

June the 10th: 1669 Mich: Taintor sould Aliened & sett 
©uer vnto John Potter : his haiers : Exectors Adminestrators 
& Assings his Deuison of medow Laying att Scotts Cape 
medow : & by some called mosceto Coue : being one Acker & 
halfe more or Lese: being bounded by Samuiell Wards medow 
westerly : & by : ye medow wch was Samuill Rose Easterly : 
& by : vpland northerly & by : a Cricke : Easterly : also : ye 
saied Mich : Taintor : hath sould vnto ye said John Potter: 
ye ffence yt did belong vnto ye medow aboue.menshond — 

June the 10th : 1669 : John Rogers Exchanged his medow 
yt he bought of Daniell Dod wch peece of medow Layes att 
Scotts Cape medow : being bound by yt medow wch was Rich- 
ard Hrison easterly & by vpland northerly : & by ye farm 
Riuer southerly & by John Potters medow westerly : all wch 
parsells of medow the sayed John Rogers hath Alienated & sett 
ouer vnto John Potter his haires execetors Adminestrators & 
Assings for euer quiatly to Injoy for & in Consideration of a 
peace of medow yt The saied John Potter bought of Samuill 
Rose & Mich : Tayintor : ye wch medow layes att Scotts Cape 
medow : & by some Called moscetto Coue being bound by vp- 
land northerly: & by Sam Ward westerly & by a Cricke 
easterly : & by a Cricke Southerly — 

Know All men by these prsents yt I Daniell Rose of Weath- 
ersfeild in ye County of Hartford haue sould Allinated & sett 



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ouer vnto Eliazar stinte of Brainford in ye County of New 
Hauen : my house & Barne : Oorcheat & home Lotts wth my 
Lott of medow Laying att Harrisons medow : being ffower 
Ackers more or Less : & my Lott of medow Laying att ye 
Indian Necke being 3 Ackers more or Lesse : wth three Rod 
of generall ffence : And ffor & in Consideration hearof ye saied 
Eliazar Stinte is for to pay or Cause for to be payed vnto the 
saied Daniell Rose : his haiers Exectors Administrator or As- 
sings I'he full & Just som of fforty & two Pounds ye wch is 
for to be paied in manor as ffolloweth : yt is to say one fowereth 
part in good wintor wheat att ffower shillinges & sixe penc pr 
bushell : & one fowerth part in good peass att three shillings 
& six penc pr bushell : & one fowerth part in good And Mar- 
chantabell poork : att three Pounds & ten shillings pr barrell : 
and one fowerth part in neat Cattell : att Corne prise : the 
Cattell are ffor to be vnder ten yeare old : & in case yt thay 
can not Agree betwene themselues : the Cattell are for to be 
prised by two men) : Twenty and one pounds of the Afore 
saied fibre ty and two pounds is for to be payed here in Brain- 
ford : vnto the saied Daniell Rose : or his assinges : in some 
house where the saied Daniell Rose shall Appoynte : the wch 
is ffor to be paied : one the fiue & Tacenteth day of March 
next Insueing the date hereof: wch will be in ye yeare 1671 : 
And the other Twenty & one pounds is for to be paied vnto ye 
saied Daniell Rose or his Assinges here in Brainford on the 
twenty & fifth day of March in ye yeare 1672 : att some house 
where the saied Daniell Rose Shall Appoynt, All wch housing 
& barne : & Oorcheat & home Lotts And medowes aboue men- 
shoned : I do acknowledge ffor to haue sould & Allinated & 
set ouer vnto the saied Eliazar Stinte : his haires Exectors 
Adminestrators & Assings : for his owne proper Right — fireely 
& quiatly & peaceabely for to Injoy the same for euer, And 
wthout molistation to haue & to hould itt: for his owne for 
euer, : in Wittnesse hereof the saied Daniell Rose hath here- 
vnto sett his hand & seeall this 25 : day of March : one Thou- 



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sand sixe hundred & seuenty — Daniell Rose. Signed Seealled : 
and deliuered in ye prsents of vs : Mich : Taintor Thomas 
Harrison " 

"Brainford ye 9th day of ffebr 167Qp-This Towne hath 
tfreely Giuen & Granted vnto William Rosewell of New-Ha- 
uen Marcht (merchant. — c. M. t.) & to his heires for euer Oone 
Parcell or neck of vpland : bounded one ye Northeast by a 
deepe fall in ye Rockey hummocke : on ye northwest sid of ye 
Beuer swompe : fFrom thence alongst a swampe or Gully yt 
Leads into a deepe Coue of ye ffurnace Pond on ye Westerne 
sid : bounded by the sd ffurnace Pond : and one ye southerne 
side by yt wch was formerly called ye Beauer brooke & one ye 
Easterne side by Beauer Swamp, also one Necke or poynte of 
vpland on ye southerly side of ye Beauer brooke wch is bounded 
by two great trees one of yem a wallnute tree : the other A 
stooping white oak wch are to be marked out : & by a straight 
Line runing frrom ye Beauer brooke through these two trees 
vntell itt falls in with the beauer swampe : ffurther ye Towne 
doth grant vnto ye saied Roswell & his heires for euer One full 
fowerth Pte (part. — c. m. t.) of the beauer swampe wch shall 
be drowned to ye killing of ye (trees ?) — And vnderwood that 
growes thereon by meanes of a damen : made at ye charge of 
ye saied Roswell or his order : And the Towne is further to 
maintayne & vphold ye Labours and Servants of ye sd Roswell: 
with all ye Power they haue in ye quiet & peacable Carrying 
on of the damme and otherwise Relateing to ye sd swampe and 
vpland, The saied Rosewell is to haue his Oone fowerth Pte of 
ye saied beauer swamp Joyning to his neck of vpland from the 
beauer damme to his Northeaster moste bounds of ye sd neck of 
vpland or otherwise as hee & they Towne shall Agree : And 
the towne doth further engage to bare theyr three fowerth Pte 
of ye Charge of ye Divideing the swamp & to Lay out the saied 
Roswells one fowerth Pte vnto him when hee or his heires shall 
desier itt to be done : & yt hee shall haue Liberty of high 

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waves & Commonage for his Cattell & stooke (stock. — c. m. t.) 
& A drift waye to ye Northeast wards : doeing no damage to 
Ptiucler men : ffor And in Consideration whereof ye s lied 
William Roswell his^tLabouers seruants or Assings is to m ke 
a sufficent Damme & sluce for ye Drowning & drayning of as 
much of the saied swampe as hee can so as ye waste watter 
may Run out of The nicke in ye Lowest place digging a small 
Channell if need Requier : And to maientayne ye sd damme 
for ye terme of seven years from ye tim of ye finishing thereof: 
And to begin ye worke this ensueing Summer & to finish ye 
damme wthin three yeares from the day of ye date hereof Ac- 
counted : or elce the Land to Returne to ye use of ye Town 
againe. Recorded by order " — 

The conditions of the foregoing Grant (viz. the making "of 
a sufficient Damme & sluce ") were fulfilled by Wm. Rosewell 
as appears by a subsequent writing, in the hand of Eleazar 
Stent, to wit, — 

" At a generall " meeting of the Inhabetants of the Towne of 
Branford 29 April one thousand six hundred seventy and Three 
at the Request of Mr William Rosewell of Newhaven Mar- 
chant : The Inhabitants of the said Towne did then & there 
appoint the Select men ot the Towne to take Cogniscence of the 
Daram & sluce made by the said Roswell (or at his Cost & 
Charges) for the drowning & draining of the Beaver swomp 
as may more at large appeare by a Record of agreement made 
between the said Towne and the said william Rosewell bearing 
date the Ninth day of february In the year of our lord 1670 in 
persuance whereof we the select men of the said Towne of 
Branford appearing at the said Damm and sluce of the Beaver 
swomp made at the charge of the said Roswell this fifth day of 
may In the year of our lord one thousand six hundred seventy 
and three do find the said Damm and sluce finished according 
to his agreement made with the Towne witness our hands Wil- 
liam lloadlie The marke S of Samuell Ward" 



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Our ancestors spelt the same name variously as the following 
writing shews — 

"July 12 — 1667 Laurance Ward sould his house and land 
both vpland and medowes fences wayes waters and water 
Coureses even his whole accomedations that hee hath in brand- 
foord to Mr. John Collins of riuers mouth witnes my hand 
Laurance Ward — augu.st the 10. 67 hee was voted in a towne 
meeting to be accepted to be a planter in the towne " 



The celebrated " New Plantation & Church Covenant " of 
Brainford, was written by Michaell Taintor, and a portion of 
the signatures are in his hand. A transcript of it is as follows, 
viz : 

"Jana.y 20th 1667 Forasmuch as yt it Appeares yt the vn- 
dertaking & the settlement of this place of Brainford was Se- 
cured by & for men of Congregationall principles as to Church 
order according to ye platforme of disceplaine agreed on by the 
Senate in 48 : or thare aboutes drane from ye word of god in 
ye which wee yt yett Remaine hear can say wee have found 
much peace And quiatnes to or (our) great Comfort for ye 
wch wee desier for to bless god & yt itt may so Remaine vnto 
such as do Continue thaire abode in this place & to Such as 
Shall Come in to fill vp ye Roumes of those yt are Remoued 
& yt do intend for to Remoue from this place of Brainford. 
We all do see Cause now ffor to agree yt an orthodexe mines- 
ter of yt Judgment shall be called in and settled Amongste vs — 
The gathering of Such A Church shall be Incouraged — The 
vpholdment of Such Church Officeors shall not want pporshan- 
all supplye & maintainence According to Rull — We will not in 
Any wise Incroch vpon or disturbe their Liberties in so walk- 
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wayes Iniurious vnto them in ciuill or Ecclesticall Respectes & 
this wee ffreely and volentarily Ingage our selues vnto Jointly 
& seurally so Long as wee Remayne Inhabitantes in this place 
& thus wee bind our Selues vnto by our Subscription vnto this 
Agreement — It is also Agreed yt whosoever shall Come for 
purchise or Admitted a ffree planter hear shall so Subscribe 
befor his Admittance or his Bargine Vallid in Law Amongst 
vs — Jasper Crane John Wilford Tho. Blachly Samuill Plum 
Mich : Taintor John Collens Mich : Pamer John Ward John 
Linsley John Robins Jonathan Rose George Adames John 
Whithead Samuill Ward Edward ffrisbee Henry Gratwick 
Mathew Bickatt Thomas Harison Thomas Whedon Georg 
Seward (So far " Mich : Taintor " wrote the signatures to the 
foregoing instrument, drawn up by himself, and of which he 
was doubtless the author. — c. m. t.) Robart Foot George Page 
Thomas Gutsell Daniell Swaine Samuell Pond Isaac Broadley 
Edward Ball William Hoadle Eleazar Stent John Rogers 
Samuell Bradfeld John Charles Sigismond Richals William 
Rosewell Edward Barker Peter Tyler Anthony Howd John 
Adames Thomas Sargent Moses Blachly Jan Worters John 
ffrisbe John Linsley Junr William Maltbie John Rose Bar- 
tholomew Goodrich John Taintor Francis Tyler." — 



APPENDIX. 



"A List of the Polls &c for the 1st Society" (Colchester) 
"for 1787. Jonathan Bigelow Nehemiah Gillet Ebnr Kellogg 
Junr Nathan Williams James Bigelow Richard Skinner Jr 
David Burnham Russel Gillet Joseph Gillet Junr Daniel Bulk- 
ley Stephen Brown Nathl Clark Gideon Lomis Gersham 
Bulk ley David Bulkley Hannah Fuller Asa Swan Roger 
Bulkley Joseph Gillet Chauncey Wells John Bulkley Ebenr 
Kellogg Isham Chapman Elipht Davenport Charles Taintor 
Elijah Fuller Joshua Bulkley Ela Gillet Gersham Bulkley 
Junr Abner Chapman Asa 'Baker Darius Clark Jonathan 
Sabins Jonathan Deming Saml Hassard Amasa Kellogg John 
Watrous Thomas Skinner Joseph Foot Amos Kellogg John 
Pratt Daniel Pratt Joseph Taylor Elisha Kellogg Allen Wight- 
man John *& Wm Bulkley Zebulon Strong Rozel Chamberlin 
John Kellogg Theodore Waters Joseph Isham Jr Elihu Clark 
Thomas Vibber Lemuel F. Vibber Noah Colman Charles 
Bulkley 2d. Daniel Watrous Charles Taintor Jr. Dudley 
Wright Wm Townsend John Breed Sam. Bridges Abigail 
Worthington John R. Watrous Nehemiah Daniels Ezek.l 
Daniels Mary Kellogg Dan.l & Steph.n Foot Noah Pomroy 
Darius Hills Joseph Hills Hosea Foot Reuben West Mary 
Marriner Thos. F. Crouch John Taintor Thankful Thompson 
Wm Hall Daniel Kellogg Eleazer Edes John T. Otis Nath.l 
Otis John Button Ezra Clark Obed Alvord Elijah Northam 
Elisabeth Kilborn Edmond Bridges David Kilborn B. & J. N. 
Beadle Abner Kellogg Jeremiah Mason James F. Mason Abner 
Hills Deliverance Waters John Otis Joseph Bulkley Asa 
Archer Elizabeth Foot Justin Little John Wells Jr Uzziel 
Foot Jeremiah Foot Daniel Isham Benj.n Hatch Jonathan 
Keeny Solomon Wolcott- John Chamberlin John Cavarly 
Joshua Hall Amos Randall Daniel Judd David Wyles Benj.n 
Quiterfield Charles Bulkley Israel Newton Junr. Eliph.t 



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Bulkley Ezra Clark Junr Israel Newton 3d. Ephraim Clark 
Habakuk Foot Dudley Wright Jr. John Clark Timo. Judd Pier- 
pont Bacon Elihu Warner 8am. Church 2d Oliver Warner Asa 
Treadway Ephraim Wells Daniel Bulkley Junr Job Taber 
W.d Sarah Wells George Palmer Jcab Beebe Elias Palmer 
Jr. Phlilip Cavarly Josh.a Morgan Jona. Morgan 2d. John 
Newton Jr John Palmer Israel Newton Amos Wells Asa New- 
ton Elijah Worthington Jr. Joel Bigelow Elijah Worthington 
Dan Worthington Samuel Lomis Benj.n, Wm & Christo. 
Eliery Gilbert Denison Christo. Dean Joseph Webb Israel 
Lomis W.m Bulkley Peleg Ransom Wid. Ann Wells Martin 
Wells Solomon Scovil Elisha Scovil David Scovil Elias 
Palmer John Treadway Ama Ransom Wid. Daniel Welch Jr. 
Elijah Kilborn Elisha Bigelow Asahel Newton John Cavarly 
Jr. Wm Worthington Samuel Church Nathan Warner Stephen 
Rossetter Asa Bigelow Elisha Dodge Oliver Brown Peter 
Graves Jr. Wm Thompson George Dodge Jesse Craw Samuel 
Church Jr. Anna Church Israel W. Wells John Wright Robert 
Bramble Eliph t Gillet Daniel Colman Russell Kellogg Nath.l 
Chamberlin Jr. Joseph Wright Jonathan Watrous Asa Graves 
Daniel Clark Daniel Pratt Jr. Nath Chamberlin Isaiah Munn 
Samuel Kellogg Joseph Johnson Charles Foot Daniel Bennet 
Benj.n Munn Miles Wright Azariah Wright Ephraim 
Little Ambrose Strong John Elliot Esq.r Shubael Clark 
Daniel Whitney Richard H. Huntley." 

" List of the Polls &c for the Parish of Westchester for the year 
1787. Noah Skinner Ezra Bigelow Caleb Gifford Joseph Day 
Jr. Judah Scovil Sam.l Carrier Joseph Crocker Dan.l William 
&im.l Isham Daniel Pratt 3d. Joseph Day Weeks Williams 
John Carrier Samuel Brown Adonijah Foot Elijah Williams 
Timothy Waters Benj.n Adams Jr. Israel Kellogg John Isham 
Asa Day Amasa Mitchel Samuel Skinner Aaron Barbur Elea- 
zer & Eleazer Dunham Jr. Adriel Sabins, Eldad Sabins Jon.a 
Bass Abraham Day Henry Waters Elijah Day Benj.n Hun- 
tington Noah Isham Stephen Skinner Noah Skinner Jr. Knight 
Sexton John Ackley George Sexton Robert Young Eph.m 
Scovel Reuben Scovel Darcas Niles Nath.l Warner Jr. Joseph 
Carrier Jona. Northam Jr. Robert Shattuck Susannah Gates 
Sarah Yeamans Elijah Smith Joseph Whitmore Joseph Fuller 
Simon Brainerd Jr. Ezra Ramsdale Stephen & William Brain- 
ard Isaac Isham Isaac Isham Jr. Green Bigsby Sally Yeamans 
Thomas Shaw Simeon & Timo. Crocker David Yeamans 



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Amasa Day Ezekiel Lord Charles Williams John Williams 
Phineas Sabins Judah Lewis James Sexton Reuben Foot Uriah 
Carrier Henry Champion Esq. Henry Champion Jr. Jehiel 
Isham Nath.l Foot Jr. David Sfeattuck Stephen Brainard Jr. 
Nath'l & Aaron Foot Erastus Worthington Samuel Loomis 
Jonathan Dunham Joseph Isham John Bigelow John Big< low 
Jr. Joseph Loomis John Mitchel Solomon Loomis John Elliot 
Esq.r John Blish Tho.s Williams John Isham Jr. Joseph Ran- 
som John Olmsted Gad Worthington Amasa Brown Cephas 
Cone John Day Josiah Cridenton Ambrose Niles Israel Skin- 
ner James Me. Craeken Jacob Babbit John Staples Benjamin 
Staples Isaac Jones John Skinner Josiah Foot Elijah Staples 
Jr. David Adams — " 

" List of the Polls &c for the Parish of New Salem for the 
year 1787. Elias Worthington Asa Worthington Israel Bulk- 
ley Nath.l Otis (Mont) Joshua Rathbun Nath.l Harris David 
Ferman Freedom Chamberlin John Ferman Daniel Gates 
Ebenezer Lathrop^ Oliver Wells John Way Peter Bulkley 
Langford Cartey Samuel Gates W.d Catharine Holms Samuel 
Way John Cartey Jr. Ebenezer Rogers Abraham Randall Levi 
Way James Williams Jeremiah Marshall Daniel Gardner 
William Wells Joshua Way John Marshall Benja.n Randall 
Clark Cartey Joseph Harris Rufus Randall Jr. Asahel Newton 
Jr. Abner Chapman Jr. Abel Rathbun Silvester Randall 
Rufus Randall Peter Bulkley Jr. Silas Stark Uriah Lathrop 
(Boz.) Asa Randall Joseph Black Robert Douglass Robert 
Henry John Holms Sam.l Rathbun John Douglass Thomas 
Gates John Tennant John Deathick Abraham Avery Marvin 
Gates Joshua Rathbun Jr. W.d Abigail Treadway Jonathan 
Rathbun John Henry George Holms Nathan Stark Daniel 
Fitch Elias Randall Moses Rathbun Samuel Holms Thomas 
Fitch Elijah Kilborn Bond Bigelow Jacob Buell Ezra Brown 
Wm Chapman Jonathan Dodge Jr — Gustin Walter Gustin James 
Hamilton Guidon Hamilton Amos Jones Jabez Jones Jabez 
Jones Jr. John Loomis John Newton Elias Peck David Purple 
Bliss Ransom Asahel Rainsom James Ransom Zebulon Water- 
man Daniel Dodge John Cartey Elisha Chapman John Fox 
Benj.n Morgan Ichabod Chapman Jona. Chapman Ichabod 
Chapman Jr. Caleb Clark Asa Daniels Elihu Dodge Wm 
Gardner James Hambleton Abiel Hambleton Eli Harris Amos 
Jones Jr. Hez.k Kilborn Amasa Kilborn Daniel Lothrop Joseph 
Lathrop Edward Loveridge David Loveridge Abner Lov- 




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eridge Wm Loveridge John Lovi 
Sam.l Morgan Wm Morgan W.d . 
Miller Thos. Miller Jr. Wm Miller Andrew Oliver Wd 
Sarah Peck Amasa Ransom Wm Ransom Israel Ransom 
Irenius Ransom Job ' Rathbun Thos. Shaw David Tread way 
Elijah Treadway Isaiah Treadway James Treadway Alpheas 
Treadway John Williams Jr. Joel Worthington Samuel Rogers 
Elias Harris Wm Welch Gideon Chapman Thomas Brown 
Daniel Shaw Freeman Gates John Scott — " 

" List for Marlborough Society for 1787. Samuel Adams 
David Bigelow Elijah Buell Jr. Elisha Buell Joseph Berry 
Daniel Bigelow Azariah Bigelow Zelotis Bigelow Wd. Esther 
Blish Ezra Blish Asa Blish Joshua Bolles Thos. Carrier Senr. 
Ttos. Carrier Junr. Benj.n Curtice Benj.n Curtice Jr. Isaac 
Carrier Ezra Carter Eleazar Carter Joseph Carrier Jr. James 
Caton Hinry Dayton Amos Dean Jr. Timothy Dutton Marvin 
Dayton Abner Dean Jesse. Eames Wd. Patience Eells John 
Eells Saml. Finley Comfort GofF 2d. Charles GofF Comfort 
Goff Saml. D. GofF Squire GofF Enos Horstbrd Lebbeus 
Hills Jr. Daniel Horstbrd Thomas Hills Jacob Ingraham Levi 
Dunham Daniel Judcl Jr. David Kneeland Moses Kellogg 
Epaphras Lord Epaphras Lord Jr. Theodore Lord John B. 
Lord Ichabod Lord Elisha Lord, David Miller Ebenr. Macall 
Daniel Macall Jacob Macall Solomon Phelps Jr. Ashbel 
Phelps Benjn. Root Eben Strong David Strong David Skinner 
Wm Stoddard John Tennant Jr. John Taintor Jr. Wd. Lois 
Tracy Lazarus Waters Weeks Williams Asa Foot Esqr. Jona. 
Ingraham Samuel Cone Hepzibah Foot Joel Phelps Amos 
Burrows Timothy Phelps Wm Buell Elijah Buell." 

We have ascertained" where some more of the early settlers 
were from, viz. : Thomas Beebe, of New London ; Na- 
thaniel "Cahone," (Calhoun,) from Warwick, R. I ; Philip 
Caverlee, of Lebanon : John Chapman, from New Lon- 
don : James Crocker, from Barnstable ; Joseph " Dalee,"«from 
" Prouedenc" ; Thomas Day, from Hartford ; Benjamin Fox, 
from New London ; Daniel Galusiah, from Weston ; Joseph 
Harrington, of Watertown ; James Harris, from New Loudon 
(1717) ; John Hopson, from Rhode Island; Isaac Jones, from 
Weston ; Samuel Knight, from Plainfield ; Benjamin Lewes 
(Lewis), from Falmouth; Robert M enter, from Lyme; Mor- 
gans, from New London ; James Mun, from Springfield ; Rob- 
ert Stapels, from Lyme ; William Worthington, from Hartford. 



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